# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Arcosa Marine Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110179` · 11/3/2023 · CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Arcosa Marine Products, Inc
- **Location:** 265 COUNTY HIGHWAY 346, CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI, 63830
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 3, 2023, at 10:20 AM, an employee was using a cutting torch to cut a piece of steel. The employee's clothing caught fire due to molten metal. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to his arm, hand, and abdomen.

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