# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at M&G Polymers USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109170` · 10/4/2023 · APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Whole body
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** M&G Polymers USA, LLC
- **Location:** 27610 Huntington Road, APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25502
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was under a railcar cleaning up dust with a vacuum hose. The hose caused a spark that caused a flash fire that ignited the employee's clothing. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns over 83% of his body.

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