# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Navy Region Southwest Port Operations
> OSHA SIR `2017010828` · 1/26/2017 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion or fire on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Navy Region Southwest Port Operations
- **Location:** Naval Base Coronado - Port Operations, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92135
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were installing a battery on the police boat when the fuel vapors ignited causing a flash fire. The employees suffered third degree burns to the face and arms.

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