# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at THOMAS G. GALLAGHER, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018055077` · 5/24/2018 · SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** THOMAS G. GALLAGHER, INC.
- **Location:** 1 Dove Ave., SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 01970
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned around after brazing a piece of copper wire; the back of his upper right arm contacted the hot pipe, and he was burned. He was hospitalized with a blood infection from the burn.

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