# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hi-Tech Trucking and Rigging
> OSHA SIR `2015129060` · 12/1/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Hi-Tech Trucking and Rigging
- **Location:** 13531 West Hardy Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on some carbon steel with a MIG welder when his right hand caught on fire. As he tried to put out the fire, his other hand caught on fire. He suffered second and third degree burns.

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