# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at HTRE2, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054852` · 5/26/2020 · LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Alcohols, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** HTRE2, LLC
- **Location:** 1429 State Highway 3, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, 77573
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to use an oxy propane torch to cut some aluminum on or near empty 55-gallon drums that last contained tertiary-butyl alcohol. During lighting of the torch, vapors in a drum immediately adjacent to the torch exploded. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands, face, chest, and stomach.

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