# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Ten Mile Paving LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016042753` · 4/1/2016 · MONONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Ten Mile Paving LLC
- **Location:** Cracker Jack Road, MONONGAHELA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15063
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to refuel a tack buggy when a flame from a nearby rosebud torch ignited the fuel or vapors. The employee was exposed to the flame, burning him on his left arm, hand, and abdomen.

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