Incident date: 2021-12-13
NAICS industry code: 238160

At 2:00 p.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was installing walk pads on a roof. The employee's right glove came in contact with a heat welder and caught fire. The employee suffered burns to the hand up to the elbow and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate