# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Handling Systems International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022098170` · 9/15/2022 · MC COOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Handling Systems International, Inc.
- **Location:** 8000 Joliet Road, MC COOK, ILLINOIS, 60525
- **NAICS:** 333923
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 15, 2022, an employee was welding when the sparks ignited an unknown substance on their fire-retardant shirt. The employee suffered burns to the torso and was hospitalized.

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