Incident date: 2017-01-19
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was cutting metal with a torch when slag entered the employee's boot and caused a burn. The burn became infected and required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Molten or hot metals, slag
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Lower extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate