# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Flat Creek Excavating
> OSHA SIR `2023087703` · 8/22/2023 · HOLLISTER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Shrubs, grasses
- **Secondary source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
## Employer
- **Name:** Flat Creek Excavating
- **Location:** West Carpenter Road, HOLLISTER, MISSOURI, 65672
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burning a brush pile. They poured gasoline on the fire, resulting in burns to his face, arms, and hands.

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