# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Propane Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010385` · 1/12/2017 · NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** Propane Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1326 Lake Worth Lane, NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33408
- **NAICS:** 454310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a home turning the propane gas back on when a flash fire occurred, burning his hands, arms, back, and legs.

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