# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017054298` · 5/11/2017 · ABILENE, KANSAS
## 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:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
- **Location:** 1100 NW 8th, ABILENE, KANSAS, 67410
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was MIG welding when a spark ignited his shirt. He suffered second and third degree burns to the upper portion of his body, both arms, his neck, and the lower portion of his head. He was hospitalized.

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