# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Sam Galloway Ford, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211534` · 12/20/2023 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## 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:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sam Galloway Ford, Inc.
- **Location:** 1800 Boy Scout Dr., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33907
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.

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