Incident date: 2016-03-14
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was using an oxygen and acetylene torch set to heat up the rollers on the excavator in order to change the tracks out on the equipment. While heating the rollers with the torch, the oil inside the rollers was heated. The pressure from the rollers and heat caused the heated oil to splash on the employee's face, causing second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate