# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Passenger Productions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022098303` · 9/20/2022 · WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Pyrotechnics, fireworks
## Employer
- **Name:** Passenger Productions, Inc.
- **Location:** 209 Houghton Rd., WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02190
- **NAICS:** 512110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was prepping special effects spark pyrotechnics rigs for a movie set on a constructed rooftop set. The employee was removing pyrotechnics materials from the location before performing a "spark test." A stray spark from a second test area ignited the box of pyrotechnics the employee was carrying, causing the box to burn. The employee was hospitalized to treat possible second and third-degree burns to her hands and fingers, as well as first and second-degree burns to her neck and face.

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