# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Orochem Technologies Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212842` · 12/14/2018 · NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Toluene
## Employer
- **Name:** Orochem Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** 340 Shuman BLVD, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60563
- **NAICS:** 334516
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring toluene solvent from one drum to another using a hand pump. A discharge of static electricity ignited the toluene which then splashed onto the employee's clothing. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to his left hand, back, and other parts of the body.

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