# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Titan Machinery, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129883` · 12/30/2015 · LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Titan Machinery, Inc.
- **Location:** 1100 Highway 13 East, LAMOURE, NORTH DAKOTA, 58458
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a MIG welder on a caddy. The flammable vapor inside ignited and burned the employee's right arm and hand.

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