# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Lew Thompson & Son Trucking, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019033037` · 3/22/2019 · HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Lew Thompson & Son Trucking, Inc
- **Location:** 11135 US-412, HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72740
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A welder ignition arced into a nearby container of brake cleaner/oil, which caught fire. An employee was caught in the flames and suffered burns to the arms, shoulders, face, and neck.

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