# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015021273` · 2/9/2015 · VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** HALE TRAILER BRAKE & WHEEL INC.
- **Location:** S COOPER ROAD & RT 73, VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY, 08043
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received third degree burns on his back while using a plasma cutter to repair a trailer.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*