# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
> OSHA SIR `20231110131` · 11/2/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
- **Location:** 9834 S. Escanaba Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60617
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 2, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was lighting the pilot on a customer's furnace when they sustained first- and second-degree burns.

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