# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Cesar Chavez Foundation
> OSHA SIR `2018054918` · 5/20/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Cesar Chavez Foundation
- **Location:** 4001 Corder St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77021
- **NAICS:** 531110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder trying to locate a gas leak when an explosion occurred, causing a second degree burn to the employee.

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