# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at King Green of Greater Atlanta, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109971` · 10/27/2023 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## 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:** Acetone
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** King Green of Greater Atlanta, Inc.
- **Location:** 1618 Gibbs Dr., GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were cutting a metal barrel open with a blow torch. There was acetone residue in the metal drum, which ignited and burned one employee's face, neck, and hands.

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