# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Fincantieri Marine Group LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032383` · 3/19/2016 · STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **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:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Fincantieri Marine Group LLC
- **Location:** 605 N Third Avenue, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, 54235
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting an overhead steel member with a cutting torch when molten slag fell onto his clothing and ignited it. He suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to his back and additional burns on his hand.

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