# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Endres Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019032415` · 3/6/2019 · WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Endres Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 802 South Century Avenue, WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN, 53597
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to preheat 1-inch carbon steel with an oxygen/propylene torch. The torch caught fire, and the heat caused second-degree burns to the employee's hand through the leather glove.

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