# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hapchuk, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021076067` · 7/23/2021 · WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire or explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Hapchuk, Inc.
- **Location:** 226 Rankin Road, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
- **NAICS:** 562991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on an empty hydraulic tank. A flash occurred and the employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and arms.

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