# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Halliburton
> OSHA SIR `2022065209` · 6/15/2022 · COYANOSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Halliburton
- **Location:** Well Site Moorshark 10-9 Unit 6B Lease Road HWY 1450 and HWY 1773 on Tipton Road, COYANOSA, TEXAS, 79730
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lit a cigarette lighter to check the volume of chemical in an ISO tank. The flame ignited the remaining vapors in the ISO tank causing a flash fire. The employee suffered second degree burns on the face and arms.

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