# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at DTB HOLDINGS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010101` · 10/1/2018 · MENDOTA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** DTB HOLDINGS, LLC
- **Location:** 4536 IL HWY 251, MENDOTA, ILLINOIS, 61342
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were replacing a control valve on a propane tank. A flash fire began in the tank, and an employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and hands.

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