# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Duncan Disposal
> OSHA SIR `20191213310` · 12/31/2019 · SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Duncan Disposal
- **Location:** 1422 Hughes Street, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76903
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding under a truck. A spark landed in a puddle of brake cleaner, which caught on fire. The fire spread to the employee's pants leg, burning his right calf.

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