# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Riverside Grocery and Catering
> OSHA SIR `20161212039` · 12/13/2016 · BENTON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Riverside Grocery and Catering
- **Location:** 4444 Hwy 5, BENTON, ARKANSAS, 72015
- **NAICS:** 722330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were lighting LP gas fryers in preparation for a catering event when a fire occurred and both employees were hospitalized with burns. The first employee suffered first degree burns to the face. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both forearms.

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