# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021536` · 2/18/2016 · BELOIT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, 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:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1 St. Lawrence Avenue, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was making repairs on the production line, using a handheld grinder to grind metal, when sparks flew back and hit him. His shirt was oily and caught on fire, causing burns to his torso.

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