# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Nestle Purina
> OSHA SIR `2015118551` · 11/12/2015 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nestle Purina
- **Location:** 10360 Lake Bluff Drive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63123
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 6:20 AM on November 12, 2015, an employee was opening the third ball valve in a system of six to operate the plasma cutting machine.  There was a failure at the pipe or the valve, and a spark ignited the gas. The employee was positioned at the compressed gas cage when this occurred, sustaining second-degree burns to his upper right chest, right arm, and left wrist.

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