# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Western Pump, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019044107` · 4/23/2019 · IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Pump, Inc.
- **Location:** 36 OLF, Imperial Beach Blvd., IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 91932
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a gasoline pump at an automotive service gas station. The gasoline line may have potentially leaked and ignited with an unknown source, causing burns to both of the employee's arms that required hospitalization.

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