# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PME Of Ohio, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010704` · 10/17/2018 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** PME Of Ohio, Inc.
- **Location:** 518 West Crescentville Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45246
- **NAICS:** 333613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing next to a hot, metal plate when his cotton shirt caught on fire from the metal plate. The employee sustained third degree burns to the stomach and chest and second degree burns to the left arm.

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