# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Kilo Automation, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043720` · 4/26/2023 · FALLS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kilo Automation, LLC
- **Location:** Verdun Oil Company (Trenchfoot Facility), FALLS CITY, TEXAS, 78113
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a device while utilizing supplied breathing air and with the tank hatch open. As the employee unscrewed the cap to review the device status, a flash fire occurred at the top of the tank. While navigating to the staircase to exit the tank, the employee sustained second-degree burns to the left hand and forearm as well as burns to right hand, right arm, neck, and ear.

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