# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at R.W. Sidley, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022109535` · 10/31/2022 · ALLIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Batteries other than automotive
## Employer
- **Name:** R.W. Sidley, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 Beeson St, ALLIANCE, OHIO, 44601
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a truck, pulling away from a plant, when six vape pen batteries in his right front pants pocket ignited. He suffered severe burns to the upper right leg.

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