# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at CITGO LEMONT REFINERY
> OSHA SIR `2023076905` · 7/31/2023 · LEMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Rail vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CITGO LEMONT REFINERY
- **Location:** 135TH & NEW AVENUE, LEMONT, ILLINOIS, 60439
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a railcar when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns to the left side of the body.

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