# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at H&H Iron and Metal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211948` · 12/30/2024 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing
- **Source:** Clothing
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** H&H Iron and Metal, Inc.
- **Location:** 3822 Agnes Street, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78405
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting scrap metal when their shirt caught on fire. The employee sustained burns to the middle of his back and was hospitalized. Flame-resistant personal protective equipment was not used.

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