# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Paraco Gas Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2021032038` · 3/8/2021 · BAY SHORE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Paraco Gas Corp.
- **Location:** 190 Corbin Avenue, BAY SHORE, NEW YORK, 11706
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were unloading and loading propane cylinders. A leaking propane tank was placed in front of a makeshift structure. Propane gas accumulated within the structure and an explosion occurred. Both employees suffered second and third degree burns that required hospitalization.

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