# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021642` · 2/13/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
- **Location:** 2121 W. Sam Houston Pkwy North, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
- **NAICS:** 333924
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was MIG welding on the frame of a forklift when his clothing caught on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and was hospitalized.

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