Incident date: 2024-12-30
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cutting scrap metal when their shirt caught on fire. The employee sustained burns to the middle of his back and was hospitalized. Flame-resistant personal protective equipment was not used.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing
code_source: title: Clothing
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate