# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Postrock Energy Services Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021590` · 2/20/2016 · CHANUTE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Postrock Energy Services Corporation
- **Location:** 4402 S Johnson Rd, CHANUTE, KANSAS, 66720
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/20/2016, at around 4:00 p.m., an employee was using a machine called a planner to prep the poly pipe for welding repairs when a short burst of flame occurred. The employee received second degree burns to the side of the face and neck and was hospitalized overnight.

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