# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Seal Proof Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022010512` · 1/18/2022 · DARIEN, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Seal Proof Corporation
- **Location:** 36 Old Kings Highway, DARIEN, CONNECTICUT, 06820
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning and drying substrate. While he was using a hand-held propane torch to dry the substrate, his pants and lower shirt caught fire. He suffered burns to the lower back and buttocks.

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