# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Falls Manufacturing Company/a U-Haul Co.
> OSHA SIR `20231211645` · 12/26/2023 · FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Falls Manufacturing Company/a U-Haul Co.
- **Location:** 129 CANAL ROAD, FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 19030
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding metal parts. The employee turned to the left and their work uniform came in contact with the location on the part that had just been welded. The employee's uniform ignited, causing burns to their shoulder and back.

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