# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Turbo Drill Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109784` · 10/21/2024 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** Turbo Drill Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1125 Beach Airport Rd., CONROE, TEXAS, 77301
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a propane torch to heat a threaded connection for a drilling tool. After heating the connection for a few minutes, a flash fire occurred, burning the employee's elbow, parts of his shoulder, and his lower back. The employee was hospitalized.

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