# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Northwestern University
> OSHA SIR `2020098511` · 9/7/2020 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern University
- **Location:** 2145 Sheridan Rd., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60208
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A graduate student was performing an experiment under a fume hood. Fumes from the acetone and the ether the student was using ignited and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the torso and hands.

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