# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Hodge Foundry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032817` · 3/18/2019 · GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Hodge Foundry, Inc.
- **Location:** 42 Leech Road, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to reignite a natural-gas-fueled torch when a flashover occurred, causing second-degree burns to the employee's hands and face. He was hospitalized.

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