# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP
> OSHA SIR `2022010791` · 1/26/2022 · WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP
- **Location:** 1300 PPG Drive, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A Turner employee had been assigned to remove exterior piping, valves, and flanges on a tank. The employee noticed flames coming from erosion holes in the top of the tank and evacuated the work area, headed for a maintenance shop. As they reached the shop, the tank exploded. The employee was knocked down by the blast and burned by the flames.

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