At 4:00 p.m. on July 4, 2022, an employee was cutting off a motor and base of a dust collection system using an oxygen-acetylene torch at a farm machinery and equipment manufacturing facility. When the employee moved the cutoff motor base, a dust cloud formed and ignited, causing an explosion. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to the head, both arms, and torso and was killed.’
Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=147809.015
