# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at POSTLER & JAECKLE CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20201010206` · 10/27/2020 · COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** POSTLER & JAECKLE CORP.
- **Location:** Bassett Hospital, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK, 13326
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a small acetylene tank from the closet when the tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized for second degree burns to the face.

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