# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at First Student, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098932` · 9/27/2023 · SWIFTWATER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** First Student, Inc.
- **Location:** 176 Campus Drive, SWIFTWATER, PENNSYLVANIA, 18370
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying propane from a school bus to perform maintenance when the propane caught fire. The employee sustained first, second- and third-degree burns throughout 40% of their body.

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