# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at YANCEY BROTHERS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016032212` · 3/14/2016 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** YANCEY BROTHERS, INC.
- **Location:** 4165 Mike Paggett Highway, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an oxygen and acetylene torch set to heat up the rollers on the excavator in order to change the tracks out on the equipment. While heating the rollers with the torch, the oil inside the rollers was heated. The pressure from the rollers and heat caused the heated oil to splash on the employee's face, causing second degree burns.

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