Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 423830

Two employees were checking for leaks and cracks on a recovery boiler. Another crew was welding inside the boiler, and an acetylene leak created a ball of fire that emerged from a valve and struck the two employees. One of them suffered burns to the right palm and face and the other suffered burns to the face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Washing, refining, and pulping machinery paper production
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Ears and facial region  unspecified
severity: low