# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Legacy Reserves, LP
> OSHA SIR `2017043162` · 4/7/2017 · BUFFALO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Legacy Reserves, LP
- **Location:** Co. Rd. 334 [31.44728 N, -96.138745 W], BUFFALO, TEXAS, 75831
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a gas extraction facility cleaning a knock-out vessel. As the employee was pumping down the knock-out vessel, a fire ball from the flare backed up through the 4-inch line that was connected to the knock-out vessel and burned the employee's left hand, torso, and back.

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