# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Port City Imports Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211210478` · 12/7/2021 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** Port City Imports Inc
- **Location:** 6702 South Padre Island Dr, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78412
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring gas from a gas tank he was replacing on a vehicle and putting it into a gas can. The windbreaker the employee was wearing caused a spark due to static electricity, igniting the gas vapors and causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to his face and the top of his left hand.

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