# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Aegis Chemical Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023043164` · 4/10/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Acids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Aegis Chemical Solutions
- **Location:** 6003 WCR 123, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring bags of an acid into a vessel when a static discharge occurred. Flammable vapors in the tank ignited and flames came out of the top of the tank. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their hands and wrists.

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