# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Coleman Construction
> OSHA SIR `2017054111` · 5/5/2017 · GLENDIVE, MONTANA
## 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:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Coleman Construction
- **Location:** I-90, GLENDIVE, MONTANA, 59330
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding plates inside a culvert using a stick welder when the welder ignited his clothes. He suffered third degree burns to his chest, arms, hands, and head, requiring hospitalization. Fire-resistant clothes were not worn at the time.

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