# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Big 4 Trucking, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212471` · 12/4/2019 · ROSELAND, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Big 4 Trucking, Inc.
- **Location:** 63399 Hwy 51 N, ROSELAND, LOUISIANA, 70456
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting the starter on a forklift in the maintenance area. While both employees were on opposite ends of the forklift, the second employee pulled the connection tube on the forklift tank. A flash fire occurred. The first employee suffered second degree burns to the face. The second employee suffered second degree burns to the hand/finger and a first degree burn to the forearm. Both were hospitalized.

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