# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Transportation Technology Services
> OSHA SIR `2015107474` · 10/7/2015 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Transportation Technology Services
- **Location:** 2710 S 48th St., SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee performing cutting operations with a torch suffered second degree burns to 6-7 percent of his leg after the slag and torch flame came into contact with his leg.

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