# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Murphy Oil Corporation Company - USA
> OSHA SIR `2022021107` · 2/6/2022 · KARNES CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Murphy Oil Corporation Company - USA
- **Location:** Latka Central Facility, KARNES CITY, TEXAS, 78118
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a compressor that had shut down. The employee believed that a 1-inch choke nipple was plugged and drained fluids via the dump line to check the choke nipple. The employee then loosened a union and a flash fire occurred, burning the employee's hands and face.

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