Incident date: 2019-03-18
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was trying to reignite a natural-gas-fueled torch when a flashover occurred, causing second-degree burns to the employee's hands and face. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Welding, cutting, and blow torches
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate