# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Used Tractor Parts
> OSHA SIR `2017054116` · 5/5/2017 · JONESBORO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **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:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Used Tractor Parts
- **Location:** 11639 Highway 36 South, JONESBORO, TEXAS, 76538
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 5, 2017, an employee was using a cutting torch to dismantle equipment when the employee's shirt caught on fire. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the abdomen and was hospitalized.

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