# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at MilliporeSigma
> OSHA SIR `2023109589` · 10/17/2023 · SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Solvents, degreasers, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MilliporeSigma
- **Location:** 5485 County Road V, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53085
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2023, an employee was at a sink while using a solvent to unclog a vacuum trap dip tube that contained solids from pinacolborane distillation. During this process, the sink caught on fire and the solvent bottle containing tert-butyl methyl ether fell into the burning sink. The employee attempted to remove the solvent bottle which also caught on fire and suffered burns to their neck and left hand.

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