# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2024032293` · 3/13/2024 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Automobile
- **Secondary source:** Heat guns
## Employer
- **Name:** Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
- **Location:** 6118 US-98, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39402
- **NAICS:** 811191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inside a vehicle using a heat gun to mold wiring near the gas tank or a flammable source when the gas ignited, causing burns to their face and arms.

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