# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Jackson Truck & Trailer Repair of LA., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021654` · 2/14/2019 · KENNER, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Paint removers, thinners
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jackson Truck & Trailer Repair of LA., Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 Industry Road, KENNER, LOUISIANA, 70062
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been using paint thinner to clean auto body parts. When he went outside to smoke, paint thinner on his gloves ignited and burned his hands.

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