# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Outback Steakhouse
> OSHA SIR `20171110671` · 11/6/2017 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Outback Steakhouse
- **Location:** 3899 Arkwright Road, MACON, GEORGIA, 31210
- **NAICS:** 722110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to light a propane grill when the gas in the grill caused an explosion. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face/neck.

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