# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Val-U Auto
> OSHA SIR `2023054817` · 5/31/2023 · OWEGO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Val-U Auto
- **Location:** 113 Southside Drive, OWEGO, NEW YORK, 13827
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a gas tank on a truck when the tank burst into flames. The employee sustained burns to his back, arms, hands, and neck.

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