# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2022087208` · 8/15/2022 · HUDSON, FLORIDA
## 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, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 8608 Arcola Ave., HUDSON, FLORIDA, 34667
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to light a cigarette in the cab of a truck. Fumes from a can of starting fluid ignited, and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the hands, arms, and neck.

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