# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Altice Technical Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043447` · 4/10/2018 · RAINELLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Altice Technical Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Route 60, RAINELLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25962
- **NAICS:** 517510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 10, 2018, at approximately 10:40 a.m., an employee was working from a bucket truck, installing a cable to a new utility pole, when his left shoulder made contact with a primary power line. His clothing then ignited, resulting in third degree burns to his left shoulder, neck, and face. He was hospitalized.

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