# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valerus Compression Services, LP
> OSHA SIR `2015010529` · 1/16/2015 · NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Valerus Compression Services, LP
- **Location:** 7414 Hwy 90 West, NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, 70560
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld torch to cut a hole into steel pipe when the torch hose blew. The employee suffered burns on his hand and was admitted to Lady of Lords Burn Center overnight for treatment.

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