# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010165` · 1/7/2016 · POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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:** Propane
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2503 Wiles Road, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33073
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees using a propane torch to loosen hardened asphalt were hospitalized when a flash flame caused severe burns to their arms and faces.

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