# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Dwayne Holcombe Inc*
> OSHA SIR `2015010816` · 1/26/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple back regions
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Dwayne Holcombe Inc*
- **Location:** US 69 Riverside, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64114
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 8 to 11% of the employee's back. The wind blew a torch flame around the back side of steel that was being cut and under protective gear, catching the employee's street clothes on fire underneath.

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