# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Cypress Truck Lines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021853` · 2/23/2018 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Cypress Truck Lines, Inc.
- **Location:** 1414 Lindrose St., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32206
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After welding a trailer, an employee stood up and the blow torch engaged toward his right hand resulting in third degree burns to his thumb and forefingers.

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