# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at AllStar Metals
> OSHA SIR `2019099846` · 9/20/2019 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** AllStar Metals
- **Location:** 101 Box Car Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a large piece of metal with a torch. The lines that supplied gas to the torch burst into flames, causing first- and second-degree burns to the employee's thighs and abdomen.

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