# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010511` · 10/11/2018 · MABLETON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Methyl ethyl ketone
## Employer
- **Name:** Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC
- **Location:** Whitefield Academy, MABLETON, GEORGIA, 30126
- **NAICS:** 238330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spreading MEK solvent on the floor with a broom when a pilot light ignited, causing a fire. The employee suffered first-through third-degree burns on the chest, hands, and arms.

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