# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Lonestar Forming
> OSHA SIR `2018044050` · 4/27/2018 · ROCKWALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lonestar Forming
- **Location:** 2500 Summer Lee Drive, ROCKWALL, TEXAS, 75032
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting rebar using a 4-inch grinder when it started to spark and created a fire. The sparks ignited his vest and sweater, and he received a burn to the right side of his abdomen and chest.

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