Incident date: 2023-10-27
NAICS industry code: 561730

Two employees were cutting a metal barrel open with a blow torch. There was acetone residue in the metal drum, which ignited and burned one employee's face, neck, and hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Acetone
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate