# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Interstate Shredding, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015118669` · 11/16/2015 · GIRARD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstate Shredding, LLC
- **Location:** 27 Furnace Lane, GIRARD, OHIO, 44420
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was torching (cutting) railroad rails with an oxygen/propane torch when a spark struck his lower left pant leg, causing burn injuries to his shin area. He was hospitalized.

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