# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pilkenton Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018088368` · 8/15/2018 · SUWANEE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Whole body
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilkenton Construction Inc
- **Location:** 50 Taylor Road, SUWANEE, GEORGIA, 30024
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was applying flammable, solvent-based adhesive on the roof. As he walked by another employee using a torch to dry the roof, the employee's clothes ignited. The injured employee then entered the area where the adhesive was being applied and a fire started. The injured employee sustained burns to about 80 percent of his body and was hospitalized.

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