# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS
> OSHA SIR `20181111536` · 11/8/2018 · ALABASTER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Oxygen and oxygen compounds, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS
- **Location:** 1909 CR-87, ALABASTER, ALABAMA, 35007
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing accumulated metal from an overflow trough with a metal lancing rod. The rod became separated from the holder, and oxygen accumulated in the lancing tube and ignited. The employee's left palm received a second-degree burn.

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