# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at New Tech Global Rig Personnel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087374` · 8/13/2023 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** New Tech Global Rig Personnel, LLC
- **Location:** Cherry Hill Road, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening an oil and gas well. Nitrogen was put into the well to open it and start production. The employee went to the generator to shut it down and an explosion occurred when the cabinet door was opened. The employee sustained burns to over 15% of the body, including the face, neck, arms, and torso that required hospitalization.

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