# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Whittaker Farms, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032168` · 3/10/2024 · WHITNEY POINT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Grinders  handtool
## Employer
- **Name:** Whittaker Farms, LLC
- **Location:** 4585 State Route 26, WHITNEY POINT, NEW YORK, 13862
- **NAICS:** 112120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder on a cattle gate when a spark from the grinder ignited gas in the area, leading to an explosion. A fire also started and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to their back.

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