# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ABF Freight System
> OSHA SIR `2018077158` · 7/16/2018 · CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ABF Freight System
- **Location:** 2001 Harrisburg Pike, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17015
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used starting fluid as a cleaning agent. Afterward, he lit a cigarette that ignited chemical residue on his hands. He sustained burns to the face and bilateral upper and lower extremities.

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