# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Varnum Enterprises LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025054588` · 5/15/2025 · BETHEL, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Flash fire
- **Source:** Other hydrocarbon gas
- **Secondary source:** Grinders  handtool
## Employer
- **Name:** Varnum Enterprises LLC
- **Location:** 11 TROWBRIDGE DR, BETHEL, CONNECTICUT, 06801
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During the fabrication of a metal railing, an employee was heating a metal bar with an acetylene torch to prepare the bar for bending. After heating the bar, the acetylene torch was extinguished and placed in the open end of a 4  rectangular tube. Acetylene from the torch leaked into the tube. Several minutes later, the employee used a hand grinder that produced sparks which ignited the acetylene. The employee sustained facial burns.

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