# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Roberts-McNutt, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210672` · 12/13/2021 · JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Roberts-McNutt, Inc.
- **Location:** 2300 Linda Lane, JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72076
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 2:00 p.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was installing walk pads on a roof. The employee's right glove came in contact with a heat welder and caught fire. The employee suffered burns to the hand up to the elbow and was hospitalized.

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