# Thermal burns  second degree at Mike's Inc. - Shipyard Facility
> OSHA SIR `2025010800` · 1/25/2025 · EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Flammable gas  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Torches  welding, cutting
## Employer
- **Name:** Mike's Inc. - Shipyard Facility
- **Location:** 1 Canal Road, EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62024
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing torch cutting operations on the bow of a boat when a leak in the acetylene/oxygen propane gas line occurred. This resulted in a flash fire and the employee sustained second-degree burns on his right arm, right thigh, and torso.

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