# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Sunland Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010143` · 1/5/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunland Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 Lawndale Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were helping welders by holding a 16" flange when a flash fire occurred. The first employee suffered a puncture wound from a vent pipe and burns to the face. The second employee suffered burns to the back of his neck, his back, and his right arm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*