# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Howell Plywood Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023043662` · 4/24/2023 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Howell Plywood Corporation
- **Location:** 1141 Blackshear St, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working underneath a boiler when a sudden flash occurred, resulting in a fire in and underneath the boiler. The employee sustained burns to the face, neck, head, torso, and arms.

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