# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Helmerich & Payne
> OSHA SIR `2021119854` · 11/13/2021 · COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Helmerich & Payne
- **Location:** LAT: 32.2076 LONG: -93.3442, COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA, 71019
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was draining water out of a flare line. The employee opened the valve and was walking away when a flare ignited, resulting in second and third degree burns.

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