# MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS at Harsco Metals & Minerals
> OSHA SIR `2017065282` · 6/9/2017 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Harsco Metals & Minerals
- **Location:** 300 Ward Rd., MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting billets with a propane and oxygen torch when sparks sprayed his left side. His undershirt caught on fire and he suffered second degree burns to the left side of his back.

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