# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at C&R Recyclers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010652` · 1/21/2022 · PIONEER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Propane
## Employer
- **Name:** C&R Recyclers, LLC
- **Location:** 19242 St. Rt. 576, PIONEER, OHIO, 43554
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 21, 2022, an employee was removing a draw valve on a 500-gallon propane tank indoors for replacement. When the valve was removed, liquid propane began spraying out of the tank. A second employee (injured employee) went to the nearby electrical box to cut the electrical power. At that time a spark ignited the liquid propane causing a fire. The injured employee was hospitalized for burns.

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