# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Dunbarton Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022021326` · 2/11/2022 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dunbarton Corporation
- **Location:** 1101 Technology Drive, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out waste collection barrels outside the spray booth machine. The employee used a plastic bucket to remove excess flammable liquid mixture from the waste barrel, triggering an electro-static spark. The flammable vapors ignited creating a flash fire. The employee suffered second degree burns to the hands and face.

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