# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ardoin Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018055188` · 5/27/2018 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Ardoin Inc.
- **Location:** 13118 Oakwood Dr., PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torch to melt brazing weld on a copper line. An unexpected release caused a fire, and two employees were burned. One employee was hospitalized.

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