# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Nikos Auto Repair LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017021094` · 2/3/2017 · ROSCOE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Nikos Auto Repair LLC
- **Location:** 173 Rockland Rd, ROSCOE, NEW YORK, 12776
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee started a car that was in storage for a long period of time and was observing it running under the hood when the engine backfired through the carburetor, creating a flame that burned the employee. The employee suffered a first degree burn to the face and second degree burn to the neck.

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