# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Mica Steelworks
> OSHA SIR `20221110013` · 11/14/2022 · HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Buttock(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Mica Steelworks
- **Location:** 4201 Old Denton Road, HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was returning from their break when the rags in his back pocket contacted a nearby stove heater. The rags caught on fire and spread to the employee's clothing. He sustained third-degree burns to the left and right buttocks.

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