# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020032369` · 3/12/2020 · SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion or fire on water vehicle
- **Source:** Tugboat, towboat
- **Secondary source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.
- **Location:** 1785 OAK ROAD, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA, 30078
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was assisting another employee with fueling a push boat when fumes/vapors in the area were ignited by a spark from the battery post. The injured employee sustained flash burns.

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