# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Complete Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111012` · 11/16/2017 · BRIGGSDALE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Flammable gas, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Complete Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Highway 392 and Weld County Road 71, BRIGGSDALE, COLORADO, 80611
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/16/2017, two employees were attempting to clear a hydrate formation in a gas pipeline at a tank battery when flammable gases and vapors ignited, causing significant burns to both employees.

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