# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at James Marine Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010181` · 1/7/2022 · PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** James Marine Inc.
- **Location:** 4500 Clarks River Road, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, 42002
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was lying on his right side, using a torch, when sparks from the torch ignited his clothing. He suffered burns to the right side of his torso, chest, and back. He was hospitalized.

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