# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Vae Nortrak North America
> OSHA SIR `2017032155` · 3/8/2017 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Vae Nortrak North America
- **Location:** 2705 State St., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was heating and bending metal rail road parts when his shirt caught on fire resulting in second degree burns.

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