# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019054616` · 5/6/2019 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation
- **Location:** 275 Emery St., BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While scarfing a forging, a hot spark got inside the employee's protective clothing. When the employee opened his clothing, enough oxygen got in to allow the clothing to catch fire. The employee sustained second degree burns.

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