# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Propulsion Controls Engineering
> OSHA SIR `2020065231` · 6/5/2020 · PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Propulsion Controls Engineering
- **Location:** Bravo 17 Pier, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 96860
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While welding with a wire fed welder, an employee stood up, lost his balance, and his hand caught the hot wire tip on the welder. The employee was hospitalized with a swollen and burned index finger.

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