# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Columbia West Virginia Corp
> OSHA SIR `2015096885` · 9/19/2015 · CRAIGSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Columbia West Virginia Corp
- **Location:** 242 Columbia Forest Products Road, CRAIGSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26205
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 19, 2015, at approximately 11:00am, a millwright was injured while spot welding a hard hydraulic line on a forklift.  The line was under pressure and hydraulic fluid was not removed from the line. The line ruptured and the millwright received 2nd degree burns to the top of his head and was hospitalized.

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