# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Universal Truck Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065644` · 6/5/2019 · GALESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Truck Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** N15921 Schubert Rd, GALESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 54630
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut a hole for a fitting. The plasma cutter penetrated the tank wall and residue within the tank ignited. A flame shot out of the hole and burned the employee.

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