# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at EnerVest Operating Company
> OSHA SIR `2016032108` · 3/9/2016 · RAVENCLIFF, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** EnerVest Operating Company
- **Location:** WPHC - 207 Compressor Station, RAVENCLIFF, WEST VIRGINIA, 25913
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While restarting a compressor, an employee noticed the alternator belt was loose. The employee was tightening a bolt when an arc occurred, igniting natural gas vapors in the area and burning the employee's hands and face.

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