Incident date: 2024-12-12
NAICS industry code: 333131

An employee was welding baffle plates onto a 55-gallon hydraulic tank. A flash occurred as they began to tack weld a part. The employee suffered burns to most of their face and second-degree burns on each arm, resulting in hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Flash fire
code_source: title: Pressurized containers  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate