Incident date: 2015-08-10
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was severely burned (first and second degree burns) on his thigh and genital area by a lancing rod while attempting to remove slag on the cupola system. The lancing rod dropped and ignited a flame burning the employee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Molten or hot metals, slag
code_nature: title: First degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate