# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CC Fab
> OSHA SIR `2015107709` · 10/15/2015 · CANON CITY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** CC Fab
- **Location:** 839 Mackenzie Ave, CANON CITY, COLORADO, 81212
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding with a cutting torch when a piece of hot slag landed on his shirt, which caught on fire. He suffered third degree burns to his left arm, hand, shoulder, and torso.

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