# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Ineos Olefins and Polymers
> OSHA SIR `2018010344` · 1/11/2018 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ineos Olefins and Polymers
- **Location:** 1230 Independence Parkway, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with piping in the polypropylene unit when a flash fire occurred. The employee received first degree burns on the face and second degree burns on the neck.

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