# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Southern Bleacher Company
> OSHA SIR `2022032251` · 3/12/2022 · GRAHAM, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Bleacher Company
- **Location:** 801 5th St., GRAHAM, TEXAS, 76450
- **NAICS:** 337127
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on a column. The employee's shirt caught on fire, and the employee suffered third-degree burns to the arm and side.

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