# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Paraco Gas Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015063874` · 6/18/2015 · WATER MILL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Paraco Gas Corporation
- **Location:** 703 Flying Point Rd., WATER MILL, NEW YORK, 11976
- **NAICS:** 551114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an underground propane tank gauge when the propane ignited a fire. The employee sustained second and third degree burns requiring hospitalization.

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