# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Gateway Cylinder Technologies, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109453` · 10/2/2017 · HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gateway Cylinder Technologies, LLC
- **Location:** 200 Plaza Drive, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS, 62249
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unhooking acetylene cylinders. One cylinder was still under pressure and released gas that ignited, causing the cylinder to explode. The employee suffered burns to the back, left arm, right arm, and abdomen.

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