# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TMS International
> OSHA SIR `2023021018` · 2/1/2023 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** TMS International
- **Location:** 12400 HWY 43 N, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to cut metal scrap with an acetylene torch. The employee's glove caught fire, and the employee suffered burns to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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