# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dean Hagler Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2020109397` · 10/3/2020 · LAMESA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Paint removers, thinners
## Employer
- **Name:** Dean Hagler Ltd
- **Location:** 600 N. 14th Street, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a buffer inside the electrical room to buff paint thinner onto the floor. The resulting vapor found an ignition source and an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to 43% of his body.

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