# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Royal Construction
> OSHA SIR `2021054189` · 5/22/2021 · RANKIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple back regions
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Royal Construction
- **Location:** Jam Station Tank Battery, RANKIN, TEXAS, 79778
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew had put their tools down after pressure-washing the outsides of two oil tanks. As they walked away, one of the tanks exploded. One of the employees suffered second- and third-degree burns on the back, from the waist up.

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