# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Carmichael Development, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024109800` · 10/21/2024 · CANTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
- **Secondary source:** Petroleum-based fuels
## Employer
- **Name:** Carmichael Development, LLC
- **Location:** 721 Univeter Rd, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30115
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were tack welding over a hole in a diesel tank. Diesel in the tank exploded. One employee suffered burns to the face; the other suffered severe burns over 40 percent of the back, shoulder, and arms.

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