# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Driver Pipeline Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099018` · 9/20/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Driver Pipeline Company, Inc.
- **Location:** Turtle Creek & East Levee St., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75207
- **NAICS:** 811490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing pipeline tie-in activities when a natural gas product ignited, causing a flash fire that caused second degree burns to the employee.

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