# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Pomeroy Building Supply, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191212596` · 12/6/2019 · POMEROY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Suits, coats, jackets
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Pomeroy Building Supply, LLC
- **Location:** 634 E. Main Street, POMEROY, OHIO, 45769
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving feed in the feed building. It was cold and rainy, so the employee went over to a propane heater mounted on a 30 lb. tank inside the feed building to warm up. The employee was standing near the heater when his jacket caught on fire, causing third degree burns on his back that required hospitalization.

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