Incident date: 2021-09-03
NAICS industry code: 333922

An employee was replacing a broken hasp on a gang box. Combustible vapor from a 10-cubic-foot low-pressure acetylene cylinder in the box ignited. The employee suffered multiple burns, a head laceration, and a fractured arm, cheek and nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate