# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Southwestern Energy
> OSHA SIR `2020010657` · 1/21/2020 · CAMERON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Energy
- **Location:** 500 Tea Garden Lane, CAMERON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26033
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a feeding hose to remove material from a tank when a flash fire occurred within the tank and contacted the employee's face, causing second degree burns.

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