# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `2015031242` · 3/17/2015 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management
- **Location:** 3411 N 40th Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33605
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a skin burn when hydraulic fluid caught on fire and landed on his forearm during a welding process.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*