# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Centerpoint Energy
> OSHA SIR `2017099102` · 9/22/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Centerpoint Energy
- **Location:** 7200 Beechnut, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77074
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a leak in a gas line. He was cutting the line when a flash occurred and severely burned both of his hands, requiring hospitalization.

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