Incident date: 2024-06-13
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was using a MIG welder to weld nuts onto a door when their welding jacket caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns on their back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of clothing
code_source: title: Protective apparel  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate