# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at J & M Displays, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023075875` · 7/2/2023 · ARTHUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pyrotechnics, fireworks
## Employer
- **Name:** J & M Displays, Inc
- **Location:** 120 E Progress Street, ARTHUR, ILLINOIS, 61911
- **NAICS:** 713990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning up after a firework display and discovered an unexploded pyrotechnic device. The employee went to remove the black powder charge from the tube when it exploded, resulting in first-and second-degree burns to their left hand.

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