# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Texas Pipeline Construction
> OSHA SIR `2015129296` · 12/8/2015 · GREENWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Pipeline Construction
- **Location:** East Hwy 307, GREENWOOD, TEXAS, 76246
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were fusing two sections of polyline. When the fusing device was activated, the area became engulfed in flames. Both employees were hospitalized with burns to the face and hands.

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