Incident date: 2016-08-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to un-solder a copper line on an HVAC system when refrigerant oil or oil vapors in the system ignited and caused a flash fire. The employee sustained first degree burns to his left arm and minor burns to his face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: First degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate