# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015041747` · 4/4/2015 · WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.
- **Location:** I75 at Exit 439, WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32096
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pumping diesel fuel from a fuel cell in the back of a pickup truck when the fumes flashed. The employee suffered second degree burns to his left arm and minor burns to his head, face, and chest.

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