Incident date: 2015-01-26
NAICS industry code: 237310

Employee sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 8 to 11% of the employee's back. The wind blew a torch flame around the back side of steel that was being cut and under protective gear, catching the employee's street clothes on fire underneath.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple back regions
severity: moderate