# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Heat Treating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022076174` · 7/15/2022 · SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heat Treating Inc
- **Location:** 2407 Stinson Avenue, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 1:30 p.m. on July 15, 2022, propane leaked from a line between a propane tank and a vaporizer unit. The pilot light on the vaporizer ignited the gas, and an employee suffered multiple burns.

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