# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Tucker Mechanical, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024010182` · 1/8/2024 · TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Batteries
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Tucker Mechanical, Inc
- **Location:** 765 Old Saw Mill River Rd, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, 10591
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wearing battery-powered, rechargeable heated insoles inside his boots. Though the insoles were not turned on, one of the batteries exploded and caught fire. The employee suffered third-degree burns to the bottom of his right foot.

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