# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Conrad Orange Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2019021465` · 2/8/2019 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Suits, coats, jackets
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Conrad Orange Shipyard
- **Location:** 710 Market St., ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torch to cut a weld on an semi-trailer truck when the employee's coat caught on fire. The employee suffered burns to his chest and back and was hospitalized.

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