# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at VMI Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110288` · 11/23/2022 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** VMI Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 11502 Harborview Drive, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44102
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing a cut off saw to cut rebar when the sparks struck his pants. His pants caught on fire and the employee sustained third-degree burns to the lower right leg.

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