# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Headquarters
> OSHA SIR `20231211119` · 12/5/2023 · MINERAL, CALIFORNIA
## 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:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Headquarters
- **Location:** 38050 Highway 36 East, MINERAL, CALIFORNIA, 96063
- **NAICS:** 712190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a burn of wood piles. As he added liquid fuel to a large wood pile, the fuel vapor ignited and flashed upward over him, resulting in second-degree 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*