# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Georgia Pacific Wood Products
> OSHA SIR `2015107510` · 10/8/2015 · CAMDEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Pacific Wood Products
- **Location:** 20125 East FM 942, CAMDEN, TEXAS, 75934
- **NAICS:** 321212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 8, 2015, at approximately 12:00 noon, a Georgia Pacific Wood Products employee was performing maintenance on the Number 1 Lathe. The employee was welding with a Lincoln welding machine when his shirt caught on fire. The employee was wearing FR clothing.  The fire watch immediately started spraying water on the employee as the employee laid down in an attempt to smother the flames. The employee suffered second degree burns under his left arm and his left torso area.

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