# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Bosselman Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096425` · 9/3/2015 · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Propane tanks and cylinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Bosselman Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 3445 W. Stolley Park Rd., GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68803
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling propane cylinders for forklifts when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained first and second degree burns on both sides of their torso and arms.

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