# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Harvard Chemical, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088304` · 8/13/2019 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## 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:** Alcohols, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Harvard Chemical, LLC
- **Location:** 3595 Zip Industrial Blvd SE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pre-mixing 18 pounds of xanthan gum with 15 gallons of isopropanol alcohol. Sparks from a drill ignited isopropanol fumes in the kettle and created a flash fire, which burned the employee's hand and nose.

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