# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Fincher Timber Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016010880` · 1/19/2016 · EAST BREWTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Fincher Timber Co.
- **Location:** Woods, EAST BREWTON, ALABAMA, 36426
- **NAICS:** 113110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to start a chipper when the chipper exploded, causing second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, and arms.

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