# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Petro Harvester Operating Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022075803` · 7/3/2022 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Petro Harvester Operating Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1107 West 6th Street Lower South Pad, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was investigating the condition of the flame inside an oilfield separation vessel when the sight glass cover was expelled, allowing the heat to burn and blister the employee's right cheek.

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