# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Phillips 66
> OSHA SIR `20241110910` · 11/23/2024 · GOLDSMITH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  unspecified
- **Source:** Methane  except sewer gas
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Phillips 66
- **Location:** 1600 TX 158, GOLDSMITH, TEXAS, 79741
- **NAICS:** 211130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was responding to a gas leak on a second-stage piping that contained natural gas. After identifying the leak, he began to walk toward his truck when the pipe ruptured, causing a fire. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to his ears, neck, back, and arms.

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