# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at JAMES MARINE INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021279` · 2/9/2017 · PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **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:** JAMES MARINE INC.
- **Location:** 4500 CLARKS RIVER RD., PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, 42001
- **NAICS:** 336612
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were welding on the inboard and outboard sides of a bulkhead. Welding slag became trapped between the sweatshirts of one employee and ignited. The employee suffered first, second, and potentially third degree burns to the right side of the back and right armpit.

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