# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023021457` · 2/15/2023 · SIKESTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc
- **Location:** 411 Lynual St, SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees in the shop area were using a cutting torch to cut the top of an empty 55-gallon drum. The drum had previously contained windshield washer fluid. The drum exploded and the lid struck one of the employees. Both employees sustained severe burns and were hospitalized.

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