# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065810` · 6/28/2024 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  small-scale, limited
- **Source:** Petroleum-based fuels
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC
- **Location:** 1704 34th St., COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31904
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a safety can to fuel a 4" trash pump with gasoline. The fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their arms and hands.

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