# Thermal burns  second degree at CENTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025077014` · 7/18/2025 · THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose and mouth
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressurized kegs and cans
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** CENTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 116 Plantation Oak Dr., THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31799
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of metal he had just finished welding. The corner of the metal triggered the welding gun. The welding gun arced to an aerosol paint can and the can exploded. The employee sustained burns to his face, arms, and hands, and had blisters around his nose and mouth.

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