# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Inspectorate America Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181010387` · 10/8/2018 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Inspectorate America Corporation
- **Location:** 3904 Corporex Park.  Ste 134, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
- **NAICS:** 541380
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a calibration to test sulfur content in butane. The valve was stuck so he used a wrench and butane sprayed out and ignited in the lab. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to his arms and face and was hospitalized.

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