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Employee was using a hydraulic jack. The handle slipped and cut him above the lip, requiring stitches which made the injury reportable.
EE WAS BURNING CRANE CABLE WITH CUTTING TORCH. TORCH DEVELOPED LEAK & IGNITED, CAUSING BURN TO HAND. UNBURNED GAS MAY HAVE ENTERED GLOVE AT CUFFR THEN IGNITED AS BURNING CABLE PRODUCED SPARKS.
USING TORCH TO CUT OLD WELDS OFF HEAD PULLEY, WHILE CUTTING OFF OLD HEAD LAGGING ON C-1 USING ATORCH, BELT WAS REMOVED, WENT TO MOVE IWTH LIT TORCH IN HIS HAND AND SOMETHING CAUGHT IT AND SPU N IT AROUND