Incident date: 2017-02-06
NAICS industry code: 336611

On February 6, 2017, an employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to remove existing welds between plate steel when a spark ignited his insulated bibs. He suffered burns on the upper thighs of both legs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Clothing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate