# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at ToyotaLift Northeast
> OSHA SIR `2021031906` · 3/3/2021 · BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ToyotaLift Northeast
- **Location:** 1717 woodhaven Dr, BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19020
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a forklift fuel system when the fuel ignited. The employee suffered second degree burns to the ear, cheek, and lips.

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