# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Virtue Oilfield Rentals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110248` · 11/6/2023 · SPIRO, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Virtue Oilfield Rentals, LLC
- **Location:** Wilson #1-33 Lease P collins road, SPIRO, OKLAHOMA, 74959
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After running a survey and putting air back on the hole, two employees were standing in the doorway of the doghouse watching the flow line to see if there was a gas flare. The pilot light for the flow line was not ignited. The injured employee used a propane torch to igniting the pilot light. A flash fire resulted due to down-hole gas that had come out of the flow line. The injured employee sustained second degree burns to their face, forearms, and hands.

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