# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Rubber Lining Specialists, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022054170` · 5/12/2022 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Rubber Lining Specialists, LLC
- **Location:** 1004 Gus Lane, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77632
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to conduct welding on a propane tank. The employee was lighting a torch when a flash fire occurred due to propane fumes coming from the tank. The employee sustained burns to the face, chest, stomach, and arms.

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