# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at O'Day Equipment, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211484` · 12/9/2016 · BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** O'Day Equipment, LLC
- **Location:** Cenex Convenience Store, BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA, 58318
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using propane to heat up a solenoid on a diesel pump when the underground pump turned on, resulting in diesel making contact with the propane heater. The diesel and propane ignited, burning the employee's arms.

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