# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at DC Vacuum, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099948` · 9/25/2018 · ALVIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DC Vacuum, Inc.
- **Location:** 29?30'04.7"N 95?14'22.8"W, ALVIN, TEXAS, 77511
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bleeding down the pressure from a well to a vacuum truck when the gas fumes ignited, causing the employee to receive second degree burns to his hands and face.

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