# Thermal burns  second degree at Browns AC Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241010109` · 10/30/2024 · PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** Browns AC Inc
- **Location:** 7490 Danvers Circle, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA, 33981
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a thermal expansion valve for the AC equipment in the hallway handler closet. The employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch during the startup and oil that was trapped in the copper line of the AC system ignited, causing a flash fire. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns on their left hand, arm, knees, and stomach.

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