# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Red McCombs
> OSHA SIR `2021076109` · 7/24/2021 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Red McCombs
- **Location:** 13663 IH 10 West, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78249
- **NAICS:** 441120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a break after working on a vehicle. When the employee lit a cigarette, brake cleaner on the employee's hands caused the employee's gloves to ignite. The employee's hands were burned.

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