# Thermal burns  second degree at U-Haul Moving and Storage
> OSHA SIR `2024054800` · 5/31/2024 · DECATUR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Propane tanks and cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U-Haul Moving and Storage
- **Location:** 4360 Covington highway, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 31, 2024, an employee was filling propane tanks for a catering truck. The propane ignited and the employee sustained second-degree burns to their arms.

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