# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at H & H Utility Excavating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087802` · 8/18/2020 · STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** H & H Utility Excavating, Inc.
- **Location:** Lake Forest Park Road, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, 54235
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the gas cap from a gasoline engine that was in a semi-trailer. The vapor from the fuel ignited, severely burning the employee.

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