# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Hammett Excavation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099769` · 9/18/2019 · FERRIS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Hammett Excavation Inc.
- **Location:** 1201 N. Central St., FERRIS, TEXAS, 75125
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was refueling his equipment (track-hoe) when he noticed a few sparks occur once he touched the fuel nozzle to the neck of the fuel tank opening. He went to pull the nozzle out and a burst of flames shot out, causing burns on his right arm and the right side of his face.

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