Incident date: 2016-10-13
NAICS industry code: 562212

Prior to a welding job, an employee was unscrewing the cap on the acetylene tank and turning on the valve to check if any fuel was left when it ignited resulting in burns to his right hand and forearm. He was admitted to the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Chemicals, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate