# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at DLTC Healthcare, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065037` · 6/3/2017 · SPRINGVALE, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DLTC Healthcare, Inc.
- **Location:** 51 Main Street, SPRINGVALE, MAINE, 04083
- **NAICS:** 623311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to light a gas range when a gas cloud ignited, burning the employee's head, neck, and ears. The employee was hospitalized.

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