# Other burns, unspecified at MOTOR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20221210507` · 12/2/2022 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** MOTOR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1670 Northrock Ct., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61103
- **NAICS:** 423140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 2, 2022, an employee was changing the propane tank on a forklift. As he connected the hose to the forklift, he was sprayed with propane between his thumb and index finger. He suffered freezing burns to the thumb, index finger, and hand and was hospitalized.

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