# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MTech Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `2022098605` · 9/29/2022 · HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
## 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:** Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** MTech Mechanical
- **Location:** 9350 S. Colorado Blvd., HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO, 80126
- **NAICS:** 333613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was torching a joint for an HVAC compressor on a roof. Oil residue from the compressor caught fire, and the employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the arms and the side of the face.

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