# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at J.R. Ramon & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099202` · 9/30/2016 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Lighting equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Ramon & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 1325 Frio City Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78226
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a hydraulic tank with a brake parts cleaning solution. The employee sprayed the cleaner on the parts to be cleaned and then dropped a mechanic's droplight to the ground. The bulb then sparked and caused the cleaning solution vapors to ignite, resulting in burns to the employee's face and neck.

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