# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at VIGOR INDUSTRIAL LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025010679` · 1/21/2025 · KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing
- **Source:** Clothing
- **Secondary source:** Molten metal, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** VIGOR INDUSTRIAL LLC
- **Location:** 3801 Tongass Ave., KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, 99901
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing a weld test when a piece of slag fell and their shirt and pants caught fire. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to the chest, abdomen, and thighs. Leathers or flame-resistant clothing were not used at the time.

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