Incident date: 2024-05-18
NAICS industry code: 339950

Two employees were removing a monument sign. One employee was holding the torch of the cutting machine and the injured employee was adjusting the gas regulator. The hose blew up and the injured employee sustained second degree burns to their right forearm requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Hoses  except machine
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate