# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Patrick Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098722` · 9/21/2023 · CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Patrick Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2443 SW Pine Island Rd, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33991
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spraying coating onto marine equipment. He was carrying the gel coat solution in a bucket when methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) got into the bucket. The chemicals reacted, causing a fire that resulted in an explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his extremities that required hospitalization.

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