# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Siemens Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025010657` · 1/21/2025 · PAINTED POST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Internal neck structures
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Other hydrocarbon gas
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** Siemens Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 West Chemung Street, PAINTED POST, NEW YORK, 14870
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding. Acetylene gas leaked and ignited, causing burns to the employee's throat.

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