# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at AAA Club Alliance Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076721` · 7/24/2024 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Automobile
- **Secondary source:** Flammable and combustible liquids and solids  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AAA Club Alliance Inc.
- **Location:** 3439 Pendleton Cir, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45005
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was diagnosing a car that wouldn't start. They sprayed starter fluid into the engine intake and another employee started the car while the hood was up. The car backfired and fire came through an open engine valve, burning the employee's face.

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