# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065152` · 6/3/2020 · THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 4922 HWY 5, THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA, 36784
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting a fire in a boiler. The fire flashed back, causing first-degree burns to the employee's hands and second-degree burns to the arms.

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