# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Union Tank Car Company
> OSHA SIR `2016032284` · 3/16/2016 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Union Tank Car Company
- **Location:** 2801 Nash Thompson Lane, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered from 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his chest, waist, and left hand when the shirt he was wearing caught fire while he was operating a gas-powered cutting torch to cut 8 bolts.

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