# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at LKQ Heavy Truck Jackson
> OSHA SIR `2017087721` · 8/11/2017 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Fluorotrichloromethane
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** LKQ Heavy Truck Jackson
- **Location:** 4100 S Frontage Rd., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39212
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a radiator from a semi-truck using a cutting torch when he cut a Freon line. The Freon ignited, causing second and third degree burns to his face.

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