# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Cobey Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024075887` · 7/1/2024 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other tools, instruments, equipment  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cobey Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Ship Canal Parkway, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14218
- **NAICS:** 333912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee 1 was cleaning a paint gun using paint thinner when employee 2 started a lighter nearby and the cup of paint thinner ignited. Employee 2 dropped the cup and the ignited paint thinner spilled, causing burns on employee 2's arms, legs, hands, and face.

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