# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Vance Brothers Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161111017` · 11/23/2016 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Vance Brothers Inc.
- **Location:** 5201 Brighton Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64130
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was heating an asphalt product with a propane torch to close a lid on a tank when a flash fire occurred. The employee suffered second degree burns to the hand and first degree burns to the face.

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