# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Dept of the Navy
> OSHA SIR `2016032516` · 3/24/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Power washers
- **Secondary source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of the Navy
- **Location:** Building #419, Outdoor Pool, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32212
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure washing the pool when he ran out of gasoline. While he was adding gasoline to the pressure washer, it ignited, causing first and second degree burns to 50 percent of the employee's body. He was hospitalized.

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