# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Mesa Well Service, LP
> OSHA SIR `2018044035` · 4/26/2018 · ANDREWS, TEXAS
## 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:** Petroleum, crude oil
## Employer
- **Name:** Mesa Well Service, LP
- **Location:** McFarlen Queen University Unt #24,Railroad Commission State Plugging, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting pipe at a wellhead when a pocket of oil suddenly surfaced (well was plugged). A flash fire then occurred, causing second to third degree burns to both of the employee's hands and the right side of the stomach. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

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