# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at H & M Construction Company, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2023087664` · 8/21/2023 · OVETT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** H & M Construction Company, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 5274 HWY 15, OVETT, MISSISSIPPI, 39464
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was refueling a water pump and spilled gas onto their clothes. The fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to the upper body.

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