# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at James Marine Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031462` · 3/25/2015 · WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## 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:** James Marine Inc.
- **Location:** 209 Fort Jefferson Hill Road, WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY, 42087
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was installing a doubler plate on a ballast tank on a boat that was in dry dock. He was stooped down with his back against pipes, welding a vertical patch on the tank about 4 to 5 inches from his right leg, when his pants caught fire. The employee was welding in very tight quarters.

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