# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hughesco of Rochester
> OSHA SIR `2018077183` · 7/17/2018 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Acetone
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Hughesco of Rochester
- **Location:** 1472 Ridgeway Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14615
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using acetone to clean dripping foam insulation from a basement wall when the pilot light flame of a hot water tank ignited the acetone fumes, causing first, second, and third degree burns to the employee's legs.

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