# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at The Shorehaven Golf Club, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20190910168` · 9/28/2019 · NORWALK, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Shorehaven Golf Club, Inc.
- **Location:** 14 Canfield Avenue, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, 06855
- **NAICS:** 713910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning on a portable burner when a flash fire sparked due to a punctured butane can. The employee received severe burns to his face, chest, and arms.

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