# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2017087925` · 8/17/2017 · MICO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers
## Employer
- **Name:** H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** Jobsite Right of Way, MICO, TEXAS, 78056
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine when the engine compartment caught fire. The employee had to go through the fire to exit the machine, suffering first and second degree burns to the left and right forearms, a wrist, and face.

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