# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Auto-Chlor Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019032443` · 3/6/2019 · HUMBLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Auto-Chlor Services, LLC
- **Location:** Hwy 59, HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77338
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to the bank for the employer and was driving back to the employer's facility when a vape pen battery reacted with change in his pocket, causing his pants to catch on fire. His leg and hands were burned and he was hospitalized.

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