# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pillar Energy LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032153` · 3/8/2023 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Pillar Energy LLC
- **Location:** 3765 Springfork Drive, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25306
- **NAICS:** 211112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A well tender was working on a gas pipeline when gas ignited. The employee sustained burns to their face.

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