# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at DC Power Tong, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110822` · 11/26/2023 · KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** DC Power Tong, LLC
- **Location:** Gap Road & Fifth Street NW, KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58640
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing tubing caps and cleaning tubing ends with solvent. Their flame-resistant pants became soaked with the cleaning solvent and were ignited by a propane torch used for removing tubing caps. The employee was hospitalized with burns to their legs.

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