# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Department of the Interior
> OSHA SIR `2019044285` · 4/27/2019 · BOULDER CITY, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Light bulbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of the Interior
- **Location:** Lower Colorado Dams Office, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, 89005
- **NAICS:** 541611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a tank when a trouble light broke, causing the cleaning chemicals to burst into flames. The employee suffered burns to the hands and forearms.

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