Incident date: 2023-02-01
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee was preparing to cut metal scrap with an acetylene torch. The employee's glove caught fire, and the employee suffered burns to the left hand. The employee 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: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate