# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL
> OSHA SIR `2019044308` · 4/29/2019 · ROME, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN ALLOY STEEL
- **Location:** 1212 EAST DOMINICKS STREET, ROME, NEW YORK, 13440
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting plate steel with a flame cutter. Sparks caught his trouser leg on fire, causing second- and third-degree burns to his leg.

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