# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Duke Energy Ohio Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110435` · 11/13/2023 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** Duke Energy Ohio Inc.
- **Location:** 3330 Walworth Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45226
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an underground gas main when natural gas ignited and an explosion and fire occurred. The employee sustained burns.

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