# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at D J Wagner Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054473` · 5/23/2022 · EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** D J Wagner Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
- **Location:** 435 Creamery Way, EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 19353
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torch to braze the copper tubing of an HVAC unit. The torch handle erupted in flames, which burned the heel of the employee's left hand.

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