# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Digco Utility Services
> OSHA SIR `2017010799` · 1/25/2017 · ROSENBERG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Natural gas
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Digco Utility Services
- **Location:** 445 Highway 36 North, ROSENBERG, TEXAS, 77471
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was standing at the edge of an excavation when an excavator hit a natural gas line while digging resulting in a fire. The injured employee suffered first degree burns to the lower right arm and thigh.

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