Incident date: 2021-02-25
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting a catalytic converter with a torch. A spark from the torch set the employee's clothing on fire. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the right side of the body.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Clothing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate