# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Bridesburg Foundry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018044044` · 4/26/2018 · WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Bridesburg Foundry, Inc.
- **Location:** 901 Front St., WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18052
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a handheld burner torch, an employee caught on fire, suffering burns to the right hand and leg.

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