# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at W&W AFCO Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010881` · 1/29/2022 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** W&W AFCO Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 1085 Parker St., MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36108
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a CNC burn table. He was lighting the heads with a striker when his pant leg caught fire, causing burns to his thigh and hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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