# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043682` · 4/17/2018 · CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 5550 E. Channel Road, CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA, 74015
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to take a sample from a tanker truck when a reaction occurred, causing the vapor inside the tank to combust. He received second and third degree burns to his hands, arms, and the top of his head.

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