# Thermal burns  first degree at Beemer Landscaping
> OSHA SIR `2024032801` · 3/29/2024 · BETHANY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  first degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  unspecified
- **Source:** Acetone
- **Secondary source:** Heat guns
## Employer
- **Name:** Beemer Landscaping
- **Location:** 811 S 38th St, BETHANY, MISSOURI, 64424
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was curing fiberglass resin with a heat gun. Acetone from an earlier application ignited in the heat; in the resulting fire, the employee suffered first-degree burns to the face, hands, and legs.

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