# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Quality Integrated Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018087878` · 8/1/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Quality Integrated Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Sprayberry , 18 Miles SE of Midland, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from a pipeline when it exploded. He suffered second-degree burns.

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