# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tri Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015064199` · 6/30/2015 · FREEPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
- **Secondary source:** Hydrogen
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2398 Victoria Rd, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling into a pipe in the hydrogen process unit when the line flashed. He was hospitalized with second degree burns on his hands, neck, and chest and third degree burns on his fingertips.

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