# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at MBS RIG WELDING SERVICE LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021108718` · 10/9/2021 · ORLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** MBS RIG WELDING SERVICE LLC
- **Location:** n31.96 8222, W-103.6370098, ORLA, TEXAS, 79770
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a tank battery in the field when the welding torch ignited flammable gasses, causing an explosion that resulted in second and third degree burns to both hands and their face.

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