# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Waste Management Inc. of Florida
> OSHA SIR `2021119437` · 11/1/2021 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management Inc. of Florida
- **Location:** 11051 43rd Street North, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a plasma torch to cut the lid off an empty drum of brake cleaner when sparks from the torch ignited fumes in the barrel. The employee suffered second degree burns on the left side of his face.

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