# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Long's Propane Service Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021187` · 2/8/2022 · YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Long's Propane Service Inc.
- **Location:** 2910 East Highway 50, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57078
- **NAICS:** 454310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing 1000-pound tank for painting. When a valve was removed it released propane into the shop environment where ignition sources started a fire that burned down the shop. The employee sustained burns to their hands and face.

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