# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Keller Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042884` · 4/6/2016 · MARYVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
- **Secondary source:** Road grading and surfacing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Keller Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** HIGHWAY 162, MARYVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62062
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a soil stabilizer when the equipment struck a high-pressure natural gas pipeline. The pipeline burst into flames and exploded, causing burns to the employee.

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