# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mallard Completion
> OSHA SIR `20181111862` · 11/17/2018 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Mallard Completion
- **Location:** 1012 Reeves, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/17/2018, at 4:00 AM, an employee was working in an enclosed trailer at a customer's location, preparing down-hole tools using a break wash chemical. He was in close proximity to a space heater that ignited the fumes from the chemical. This caused second degree burns to the employee's face, requiring hospitalization.

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