# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Oak Ridge Transfer Stations of CT, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109562` · 10/16/2023 · SHELTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Oak Ridge Transfer Stations of CT, LLC
- **Location:** 90 Oliver Terrace, SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, 06484
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling up a welder with gasoline when the gasoline spilled out and caught fire, resulting in burns to his face and hands.

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