# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Superior Plus Propane
> OSHA SIR `2022087073` · 8/10/2022 · SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Plus Propane
- **Location:** 1510 Main Street, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19555
- **NAICS:** 454310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling a forklift propane cylinder when the nozzle disconnected from the cylinder and released propane vapor. The vapor ignited, and the employee's ears, neck, and upper extremities were burned in the flash fire.

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