# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023064947` · 6/5/2023 · HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Natural gas
- **Secondary source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
- **Location:** GPS Coordinates: 39.2176177-81.0612186, HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26362
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was waiting on a natural gas well to vent after performing maintenance. A cigarette was lit, causing a flash fire. The employee was hospitalized for burns to his face, hands, and the top of his head. The employee also sustained lung damage.

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