Incident date: 2018-09-20
NAICS industry code: 423930

On September 20, 2018, an employee was cutting scrap metal with a cutting torch when the employee cut into a metal cylinder that had hydraulic fluid inside it. The torch ignited the fluid, and the employee received burns above both calves and below the waist, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple leg locations, unspecified
severity: moderate