# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at JP Cullen & Sons Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021736` · 2/15/2019 · NORTH FREEDOM, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** JP Cullen & Sons Inc.
- **Location:** 6770 Highway 12, NORTH FREEDOM, WISCONSIN, 53951
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee caught fire while warming up next to a heater. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the left leg.

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