Incident date: 2019-09-20
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting a large piece of metal with a torch. The lines that supplied gas to the torch burst into flames, causing first- and second-degree burns to the employee's thighs and abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate