# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Treco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129895` · 12/30/2015 · ULYSSES, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Petroleum, crude oil
## Employer
- **Name:** Treco, Inc.
- **Location:** 2871 W. Oklahoma Ave, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Four Treco, Inc. employees were cleaning tank bottoms at a facility. During the course of bolting a man way cover onto the tank opening with hand tools, an unknown ignition source caused two of the tanks to ignite. One employee suffered second and third degree burns to his face.

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