# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088181` · 8/9/2019 · AURORA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Ethanol
## Employer
- **Name:** Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC
- **Location:** 2103 Harvest Dr., AURORA, NEBRASKA, 68818
- **NAICS:** 325193
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a valve when welding sparks ignited ethanol. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both arms.

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