# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Energy Systems Southeast, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109274` · 10/27/2021 · BOSTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Energy Systems Southeast, LLC
- **Location:** 602 East Horn Street, BOSTON, GEORGIA, 31626
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a compressor from an HVAC unit located at a cell tower site. He was using a torch to disconnect a copper line from the compressor. When the line came loose, a flash fire occurred, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and wrist.

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