Incident date: 2023-12-06
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was using an oxy-acetylene cutting torch to work on a damaged piece of equipment that needed to be welded. The employee noticed the cutting torch was not functioning normally. He was trying to determine the problem when a burst of fire occurred, caused by gas leaking from the torch. The employee sustained burns to the throat.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate