# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at ST Engineering Halter Marine & Offshore, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032820` · 3/27/2020 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** ST Engineering Halter Marine & Offshore, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 Bayou Casotte Pkwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39581
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding in a tight area when he accidentally hit the whip line button. The line popped out and ignited his shirt. He had to take his gloves off to unsnap his right sleeve cuff and remove his shirt, resulting in a second degree burn to his right wrist.

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