# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at DCP Midstream LP
> OSHA SIR `20171111011` · 11/16/2017 · BRIGGSDALE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DCP Midstream LP
- **Location:** Highway 392 and Weld County Road 71, BRIGGSDALE, COLORADO, 80611
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/16/2017, an employee was attempting to clear a hydrate formation in a gas pipeline at a tank battery when flammable gases and vapors ignited, causing first and third degree burns to his face, the back of his head, his back, and his hands.

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