# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015030300` · 3/9/2015 · MONROE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** 1051 W. 7TH STREET, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received multiple burns to his upper body when the T-shirt underneath his welding shirt caught on fire while welding. He received second and third degree burns on his head, neck, back, and right arm. The T-shirt was flammable.

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