# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Waste Management
> OSHA SIR `2016076407` · 7/15/2016 · KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management
- **Location:** 2710 Golden Key Road, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a diesel fuel tank. He was burning off extra metal after the repair and the vapors ignited. The employee received second degree burns to the face.

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