# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Great Plains Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211210584` · 12/9/2021 · YUKON, OKLAHOMA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Plains Construction, LLC
- **Location:** Smerska 1, YUKON, OKLAHOMA, 73085
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were conducting operations to abandon a pipeline. The third flash test of the pipeline caused a flash fire. Both employees were caught in the fire; sustaining burns to the face, neck, and hands. Employee 1 suffered first- and second-degree burns and was hospitalized. Employee 2 suffered first-degree burns and was not hospitalized.

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