# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119867` · 11/14/2021 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:55 a.m. on November 14, 2021, a rubber mixer dust collector had an overpressure event. The resulting flashover severely burned an employee.

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