# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Kinder Morgan
> OSHA SIR `20231211334` · 12/12/2023 · ALEXANDER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinder Morgan
- **Location:** 3992 146th Avenue NW, ALEXANDER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58831
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was diagnosing an alarm on a compressor skid. They were changing out a liquid level switch on the natural gas compressor system when there was a flash fire/explosion. The employee sustained burns to their face and ear, and severe burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized.

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