# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at PUMPCO Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111601` · 11/10/2018 · SONORA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
- **Secondary source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** PUMPCO Inc.
- **Location:** MLV 11 8270 Sutton CR #406, SONORA, TEXAS, 76950
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were using a trencher to dig when the trencher chain struck a natural gas line and exploded. Two employees suffered burns.

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