# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Resolute Forest Products
> OSHA SIR `20231211160` · 12/6/2023 · CROSS CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Resolute Forest Products
- **Location:** 40 SW 10 th Street, CROSS CITY, FLORIDA, 32628
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an oxy-acetylene cutting torch to work on a damaged piece of equipment that needed to be welded. The employee noticed the cutting torch was not functioning normally. He was trying to determine the problem when a burst of fire occurred, caused by gas leaking from the torch. The employee sustained burns to the throat.

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