# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Michels Power Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017043526` · 4/19/2017 · HASTINGS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), 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:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Michels Power Corporation
- **Location:** Ball Road, HASTINGS, NEW YORK, 13076
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a gasoline-powered demolition saw to cut a metal tower when a fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's leg.

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