# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at YANCEY BROS. CO.
> OSHA SIR `2023021753` · 2/24/2023 · POOLER, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Bulldozers
## Employer
- **Name:** YANCEY BROS. CO.
- **Location:** 1465 E. Highway 80, POOLER, GEORGIA, 31322
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a connection on a dozer when aerosol fluid ignited, due to an electrical arc from exposed wire. The employee sustained burns to their hands.

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