Incident date: 2017-09-01
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was using a portable grinder with a wire brush wheel to clean a metallic natural gas pipe in preparation for welding. The flow of natural gas had been stopped with a metallic stopper pin. As the employee was using the grinder, the stopper pin became dislodged from a seated position, resulting in a brief ignition of the natural gas. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the right side of his face and nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Natural gas
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate