# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2018077792` · 7/31/2018 · MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC.
- **Location:** 604 Na Sandifer Hwy, MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, 39654
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a break room when a spare lithium ion flashlight battery in his pocket reacted with spare change and ignited. He suffered burns to his left thigh, both hands, and his fingers. He was hospitalized.

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