# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Freeman Gas & Electric Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213035` · 12/20/2018 · ELLIJAY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Freeman Gas & Electric Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 645 Parksbrook Road, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA, 30540
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two workers received flash burns to their faces and hands while bleeding a residential gas line. The fire was ignited by the customer's cigarette.

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