# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Select Water Solutions Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087540` · 8/16/2024 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Flammable gas  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drug and tobacco paraphernalia
## Employer
- **Name:** Select Water Solutions Inc.
- **Location:** El Rod TRE Facility Surge, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79721
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed the staircase to check the levels inside an above ground storage tank (AST). A cigarette ignited flammable gasses and the employee suffered burns to the face and body.

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