Incident date: 2025-04-28
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was using a saw to make cuts into concrete masonry units. The saw caught fire, which caused the employee to drop the saw and the gas cap broke. The gas spilled partially onto the employee and the fire spread to their clothing. The employee suffered burns to the waist area and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Trunk  unspecified
severity: moderate