Incident date: 2022-05-23
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a torch to braze the copper tubing of an HVAC unit. The torch handle erupted in flames, which burned the heel of the employee's left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate