# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Robert E Nation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211503` · 12/12/2024 · SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Robert E Nation Inc.
- **Location:** Eastbound Interstate 80 - Mile marker 51, SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA, 69363
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lighting a propane heater. He lit the pilot light and then turned on the gas when a flash occurred as the gas ignited, resulting in burns to his face and eyes.

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