# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Industrial Service Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2025032197` · 3/7/2025 · HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Service Corporation
- **Location:** 15 Industrial Drive, HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY, 08619
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was working on a drive shaft that had seized. They applied brake cleaner and compressed air to the drive shaft. The employee then used a torch to heat up the area. The torch ignited fumes from the brake cleaner and the mechanic suffered burns to their face.

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