# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ozark Gas
> OSHA SIR `2017077038` · 7/27/2017 · CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ozark Gas
- **Location:** 1021 Southern Expressway, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, 63701
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been removing valve caps from acetylene cylinders using an electric drill equipped with an attachment. Acetylene gas was ignited by a spark and the employee was hospitalized for burns.

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