# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Burning Feathers Oil Field Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181213141` · 12/23/2018 · KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Methanol
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Burning Feathers Oil Field Services LLC
- **Location:** 147-94-1B-12-7H BRUIN, KILLDEER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58640
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was defrosting a valve using methanol. The valve ruptured and sprayed methanol on the employee's flame-resistant clothing, causing skin irritation.

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