# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ballie Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2017098464` · 9/1/2017 · SMYRNA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ballie Lumber Company
- **Location:** 6 Railroad Street, SMYRNA, NEW YORK, 13464
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raking ashes from a fire box when a blowback occurred, forcing flames out the door, which burned both of the employee's forearms and hands.

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