# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at L. Martone & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075848` · 7/16/2021 · BAYSIDE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Roofs, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** L. Martone & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** Sobol, BAYSIDE, NEW YORK, 11361
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drying off a small area of a roof that was being installed using a 1-pound butane torch when the fumes from the bonding adhesive ignited and the roof caught fire. The employee sustained second degree burns on 25 percent of his body.

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