# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at RAM Industrial Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019043891` · 4/16/2019 · CARROLLTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** RAM Industrial Services LLC
- **Location:** 1799 Plank Road, CARROLLTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15722
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding when the welding hose blew out, causing third degree burns to his lower abdomen.

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