# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at GATTO INDUSTRIAL PLATERS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024076849` · 7/29/2024 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Petroleum-based fuels
- **Secondary source:** Multiple engine and mechanical parts, whole engine
## Employer
- **Name:** GATTO INDUSTRIAL PLATERS, INC.
- **Location:** 4620 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60644
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring gasoline from a skiff into a container using a motorized apparatus. A spark from the electric motor ignited the gasoline, causing a fire and burning the employee. They sustained second- and third-degree burns on the torso and legs.

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