# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Palm Harbor Homes
> OSHA SIR `2021119758` · 11/11/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple back regions
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Suits, coats, jackets
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Palm Harbor Homes
- **Location:** 810 Bastrop Hwy TRLR 26, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78741
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 12-inch steel I-beam. A spark from the employee's cutting torch lit the employee's jacket on fire. The employee suffered burns to the upper and lower back.

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