# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Kast Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024031972` · 3/4/2024 · ALBION, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Lawn edgers, trimmers
- **Secondary source:** Petroleum-based fuels
## Employer
- **Name:** Kast Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 2911 Desnmore Road, ALBION, NEW YORK, 14411
- **NAICS:** 111331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tightening the gas cap on a tree trimmer that had been recently turned off but had gas spillage around the cap. The trimmer ignited, burning his hands, face, and chest.

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