# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at V&P Altitude Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2016043262` · 4/19/2016 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Alcohols, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** V&P Altitude Corp.
- **Location:** 333 Schermerhorn Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11217
- **NAICS:** 238150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a window frame with alcohol when sparks from a nearby grinder ignited the alcohol, burning the employee.

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