# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Pall Aeropower Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022010817` · 1/28/2022 · NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pall Aeropower Corporation
- **Location:** 10540 Ridge Road, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34654
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was brazing stainless steel when a spark contacted her shirt and set it on fire. The employee suffered second degree burns on her right hand and the inside of her right forearm.

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