# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Parker-LORD Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241010023` · 10/28/2024 · SAEGERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Parker-LORD Corporation
- **Location:** 601 South Street, SAEGERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16433
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually adding raw materials to a 1000-gallon pigmented blend tank and mixing using an agitator when a flash fire occurred, resulting in burns to both of his hands.

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