# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dept of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2022043612` · 4/27/2022 · CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Oxygen tanks and cylinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Dept of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 6401 Shallowford Road, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37421
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Regulators were being fitted on an oxygen tank. The tank exploded, causing a flash fire. An employee suffered burns on the left side of the torso, the right hand, and the left side of the face.

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