# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MilliporeSigma
> OSHA SIR `2023109495` · 10/13/2023 · SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MilliporeSigma
- **Location:** 5485 County Road V, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53085
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a gauge using MTBE (methyl-tert butyl ether) from a header that pipes into a stainless steel sink in the cleaning room of the production distillation building. As the employee was cleaning, they noticed a fire in the sink. The fire flashed upward toward the employee, causing them to sustain first-and second- degree burns to the hands, arms and face.

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