# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Winter Sports Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065711` · 6/26/2016 · WHITEFISH, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Winter Sports Inc.
- **Location:** 3794 Big Mountain Rd., WHITEFISH, MONTANA, 59937
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a wok. A vegetable oil aerosol can located on the counter next to the wok overheated and expelled oil from the bottom vents of the can. The can fell over and rolled at which point it caught fire from the wok. The employee received second degree burns.

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