# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Diamondback Energy
> OSHA SIR `2024109430` · 10/9/2024 · TARZAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Drilling and extraction machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Petroleum and coal products  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Diamondback Energy
- **Location:** Cobra South Battery, TARZAN, TEXAS, 79783
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:10 a.m. on October 9, 2024, two maintenance employees were manually relighting a flare stack pilot. Built-up vapor and gas condensation in the blower ignited, causing a fire. Both employees sustained burns and one of the employees was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.

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