# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Caribbean Auto Mart
> OSHA SIR `2023021362` · 2/13/2023 · ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** Caribbean Auto Mart
- **Location:** 4523 Estate Charlotte Amalie, ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS, 00802
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a fuel pump on a pickup truck using a transmission jack to lower the fuel tank from the vehicle. When he removed and lowered the tank, the tank caught fire, resulting in burns to his hands, arms, and legs.

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