# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Doble Engineering Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111956` · 11/20/2018 · WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Doble Engineering Company
- **Location:** 85 Walnut Street, WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02472
- **NAICS:** 334515
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting an experiment in which he cleaned a piece of equipment with pentane. The pentane spilled onto him and his work area; a nearby open flame caused it to catch fire. The employee suffered second-degree burns and was hospitalized.

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