# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valley Metals
> OSHA SIR `2019077815` · 7/31/2019 · JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Valley Metals
- **Location:** 2413 S. Milford Lake Rd, JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, 66441
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a combine truck trying to get a part loose. The employee was using a blow torch when it exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns, especially on the right leg, and smoke inhalation.

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