# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Denison Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032697` · 3/25/2022 · DENISON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Denison Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 111 Anderson Street, DENISON, TEXAS, 75020
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After preparing a mold for a pour in an aluminum foundry, an employee exited the mold and came into contact with an open flame that ignited his shirt. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back and was hospitalized.

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