# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Trans Tech Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098994` · 9/22/2016 · LAKE WALES, FLORIDA
## 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:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Trans Tech Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 1130 N Scenic Hwy, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, 33853
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a vacuum procedure on a bulk 30,000-gallon propane tank. He was using an air compressor to blow air into the base of the container to create a tornado effect that subsequently vacuums the propane from the tank. 
A tool ignition source ignited the flammable gas, burning legs and face of the employee, who was 18 to 36 feet away from the opening.

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