# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at BALDWIN & SHELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20171010221` · 10/24/2017 · MILLPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BALDWIN & SHELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- **Location:** Weyerhaeuser, MILLPORT, ALABAMA, 35576
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a battery-powered caulk gun with gasoline when the employee bumped the trigger. The gasoline then ignited the employee's shirt sleeve and pant leg, and the employee received burns on the right arm and upper right ankle.

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