# Burns and corrosions, unspecified at Lakes Gas Co.
> OSHA SIR `20180910039` · 9/28/2018 · WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lakes Gas Co.
- **Location:** 2111 Nehring Street, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54401
- **NAICS:** 454312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to paint a gas tank inside of a building and was removing a valve when the tank exploded. The employee received burns to the face, both arms, and the stomach.

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