# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022098626` · 9/30/2022 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** FM 1604 and I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78256
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting rebar with a handheld saw when sparks were generated, causing the employee's clothes to catch fire. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to the stomach.

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