# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Kentwood Cooperative Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011163` · 10/30/2018 · KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Kentwood Cooperative Inc.
- **Location:** 501 Railroad Avenue, KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA, 70444
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a patch onto a fuel tank. A flash fire occurred when the employee passed the cutting torch over the tank. He received first and second degree burns to 15% of his body.

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