# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Nick's Tire Shop LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020055017` · 5/30/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Nick's Tire Shop LLC
- **Location:** 9711 Jensen Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was beneath a vehicle, welding, when a container of gas/tar caught fire. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the arms and face and was hospitalized.

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