# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pik Rite Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110964` · 11/30/2023 · LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Pik Rite Inc.
- **Location:** 60 Pik Rite Lane, LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17837
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a fiber wheel to cut a 55-gallon drum to make a trash can. As they were cutting, sparks flew into the barrel and fire came out of a hole on the barrel, catching the employee's shirt on fire. The employee sustained burns to their abdomen and chest, requiring hospitalization.

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