# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Sonic Connectors, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2023109791` · 10/24/2023 · GARDEN CITY, TEXAS
## 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:** Flammable gas, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sonic Connectors, Ltd.
- **Location:** Continental resources, GARDEN CITY, TEXAS, 79739
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torque pump to tighten a frac valve when a spark ignited flammable gas and caused a flash fire. The employee sustained burns to their neck and arms.

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