# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053965` · 5/6/2024 · WILDWOOD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosions and fires  unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, tubes  metal
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.
- **Location:** 241 West Clarke Street, WILDWOOD, FLORIDA, 34785
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was approaching a stainless steel pipe that had come out of the furnace when it backfired, burning his face.

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