# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Weld Worx, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021032064` · 3/9/2021 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Weld Worx, LLC
- **Location:** 2400 S. MacArthur, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 1:27 p.m. on March 9, 2021, two employees were troubleshooting a welder that would not start. An explosion occurred on the welder that blew out the side of the gas tank. One of the employees suffered burns to the body and was hospitalized.

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