# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at GM Trucking
> OSHA SIR `2016021281` · 2/10/2016 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** GM Trucking
- **Location:** 3009 N. CR 1105, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79705
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder on a vehicle when the sparks created by the grinder ignited brake cleaner on the vehicle. The resulting flames burned the employee's face.

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