# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at J. Mullen & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076288` · 7/14/2023 · SAUGERTIES, 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:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** J. Mullen & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 997 Old King's Highway, SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK, 12477
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a generator and removed the fuel from the tank. The employee started the generator which caused a spark and a flash fire, resulting in burns to the chest and arms.

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