# Thermal burns  second degree at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2025021335` · 2/11/2025 · SELMA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 601 CR 78 (RIVER RD), SELMA, ALABAMA, 36701
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 11, 2025, an employee began to drive a clamp-type forklift away from a propane fueling station. The forklift was still connected to the fueling station and the connection line broke. This caused a flash fire, and the employee suffered second-degree burns to both arms and minor burns to his face.

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