# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Miller Engineering Co
> OSHA SIR `2022021168` · 2/8/2022 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Miller Engineering Co
- **Location:** 7550 E. State St. / Holiday Inn Rockford, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61108
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A service technician was repairing a natural gas regulator that was leaking. When the water heater valve was opened, natural gas ignited, and the technician sustained burns to the arms.

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