# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Cooper Tire & Rubber
> OSHA SIR `2022032134` · 3/9/2022 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Cooper Tire & Rubber
- **Location:** 3500 Washington, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 423130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to fuel a forklift at a propane fill station. When she tried to attach the fill nozzle to the tank, propane started leaking from the connection, then ignited in a flash fire. She suffered burns to the backs of the her legs and her lower back.

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