# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Stellar Field Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021646` · 2/13/2019 · WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Stellar Field Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 5307 151st Avenue NW, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using a propane torch to thaw a valve on a water tanker trailer. There was an explosion and both employees were burned.

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