Incident date: 2025-05-15
NAICS industry code: 337110

During the fabrication of a metal railing, an employee was heating a metal bar with an acetylene torch to prepare the bar for bending. After heating the bar, the acetylene torch was extinguished and placed in the open end of a 4  rectangular tube. Acetylene from the torch leaked into the tube. Several minutes later, the employee used a hand grinder that produced sparks which ignited the acetylene. The employee sustained facial burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Other hydrocarbon gas
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: moderate