# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at B & J Hot Oil Services
> OSHA SIR `2018011031` · 1/31/2018 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** B & J Hot Oil Services
- **Location:** 2621 West C St., GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to light a burn box, but the ignition switch was not working. The employee used a hand torch to ignite the burn box, and the flames flashed in his face, causing first and second degree burns.

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