# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Prairie Ag Partners
> OSHA SIR `2019055364` · 5/29/2019 · ARLINGTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** Prairie Ag Partners
- **Location:** 106 North Main Street, ARLINGTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57212
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burning some pallets in an incinerator. Gasoline was poured on the pallets to help start the fire. When the fire started, the employee suffered burns on both arms, elbows and hands. His neck, face and ears were also burned.

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