# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Ingalls Shipbuilding
> OSHA SIR `20191111831` · 11/13/2019 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Ingalls Shipbuilding
- **Location:** 1000 St Pe' Highway, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39567
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on an overhead unit when weld slag dropped onto his clothing, resulting in second and third degree burns to the back.

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