# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Earlville Farmers' Cooperative Elevator Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010358` · 10/29/2017 · EARLVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Earlville Farmers' Cooperative Elevator Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 602 W Railroad Street, EARLVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60518
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 29, 2017, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was delivering propane to a customer's home address. The employee was checking to be sure the furnace was on and the pilot was lit. When he went to light the pilot, the furnace exploded, causing burns to the employee's face and hands.

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