# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at FENNEWALD CUSTOM WELDING, INC
> OSHA SIR `2019032608` · 3/12/2019 · MARTINSBURG, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** FENNEWALD CUSTOM WELDING, INC
- **Location:** 105 W Jefferson, MARTINSBURG, MISSOURI, 65264
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Four employees were working inside the shop on a propane tank. They were removing a valve from the propane tank when the gas filled the workspace and ignited. One employee was burned and required hospitalization.

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