# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Pyro Shows of Texas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010751` · 1/22/2019 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pyrotechnics, fireworks
## Employer
- **Name:** Pyro Shows of Texas, Inc.
- **Location:** 6601 Nine Mile Azle Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76135
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to dispose of an old box of pyro-technics (known as stars), which required conducting a controlled burn. He dumped his box out onto the ground and a few stars rolled over to a hot area where a previous controlled burn had just occurred. The stars ignited, creating a chain reaction. The employee sustained first degree burns on the neck and face, as well as third degree burns on both arms, hands, and legs from the knee down.

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