# Thermal burns  second degree at PDF, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241110393` · 11/7/2024 · HONOLULU, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents and degreasers  except naphtha based
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vacuums
## Employer
- **Name:** PDF, INC.
- **Location:** 24 Sand Island Access Rd. #14, HONOLULU, HAWAII, 96819
- **NAICS:** 811490
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had used cleaning solvent to clean the engine room. The employee turned on a vacuum, which caused an explosion to occur, followed by a fire. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns.

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