# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CRAFTSMEN INDUSTRIES INC
> OSHA SIR `2022032779` · 3/29/2022 · SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** CRAFTSMEN INDUSTRIES INC
- **Location:** 3101 Elm Point Industries Drive, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, 63301
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring diesel fuel from a tractor trailer into a drum. As the fuel entered the drum, it displaced the residue and vapors from a solvent that the drum had contained. The vapors came in contact with a battery-powered pump, creating an explosion. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns.

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