# Thermal burns  second degree at SOL LEWIS ENGINEERING CO.
> OSHA SIR `2024098552` · 9/13/2024 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Refrigerant and cryogenic substances  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** SOL LEWIS ENGINEERING CO.
- **Location:** Cherry Hills Business Park, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68122
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a line on a rooftop air conditioning unit. The employee applied heat to the line with a brazing tool to separate it. Residual oil ignited and sprayed out of the unit, causing second-degree burns to the employee's hands and abdomen.

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