# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Hollowell Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110867` · 11/28/2023 · WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Hollowell Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 N. Sebastian, WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS, 72390
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling a forklift with propane. The propane nozzle was leaking propane into the air. Another forklift entered the plume of gas and ignited it. The employee sustained first-degree burns.

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