# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Great Western Valve
> OSHA SIR `2024054024` · 5/8/2024 · JACKSON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion  unspecified
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Western Valve
- **Location:** Williams Gas Pipeline, JACKSON, LOUISIANA, 70748
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing for a valve replacement project. He sustained burns on his hands, chest/shoulder area (top right), and face from an explosion. The employee was hospitalized.

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