# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ST. MARYS FOUNDRY INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020021634` · 2/19/2020 · SAINT MARYS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Alcohols, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** ST. MARYS FOUNDRY INC.
- **Location:** 405 E. SOUTH ST., SAINT MARYS, OHIO, 45885
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 19, 2020, an employee was adding chemical to an alcohol wash holding tank when alcohol wash splashed onto the employee's clothes. The employee put the shirt on the ground and tried to burn off the alcohol with a torch. The shirt caught fire and set the employee's pants on fire as well. The employee suffered burns to the hands, arms, chest, and legs.

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