# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Alpha Shredding Group, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021022725` · 2/25/2021 · TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpha Shredding Group, Inc
- **Location:** 301 Enterprise Avenue, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08638
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a catalytic converter with a torch. A spark from the torch set the employee's clothing on fire. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the right side of the body.

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