# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Bill Barrett Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019017889` · 1/4/2019 · KERSEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Bill Barrett Corporation
- **Location:** 12 miles east of kersey, DJ oil and Gas Basin County Road 69 and HWY 34, KERSEY, COLORADO, 80644
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An engine backfired and ignited gas in the building, causing an explosion and fire that burned an employee's face and neck.

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