# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Franklin Iron Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010114` · 1/6/2021 · THORSBY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** Franklin Iron Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 146 Tommie Drive, THORSBY, ALABAMA, 35171
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burning cardboard in a 55-gallon drum. Grease on the employee's coat caught fire, causing burns to the employee's lower back that required a skin graft.

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