# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Standard Iron & Metal Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211211086` · 12/27/2021 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Standard Iron & Metal Co., LLC
- **Location:** 1501 East Reno Avenue, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73117
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 27, 2021, a temporary employee was using a cutting torch to cut metal. The gas hoses were much larger than the cutting torch fittings and the hoses were clamped onto the fitting of the cutting torch with a metal clamp allowing the hoses to leak. A flash fire occurred and the temporary employee sustained second and third degree burns over 20 percent of his body.

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