# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations
> OSHA SIR `2018044063` · 4/27/2018 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## 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:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations
- **Location:** 300 Kodak Blvd., LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making his rounds when he identified a level indication in the vessel that he was not sure was accurate. He then drained the sit glass and the material (mineral spirits polyethylene wax and ethaline gas) ignited a flash fire, burning his left palm, both forearms, and his left calf. He was hospitalized.

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