# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at HOOD INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2015031574` · 3/30/2015 · METCALF, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** HOOD INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1033 SOUTH REYNOLDS ST, METCALF, GEORGIA, 31792
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered second degree burns while removing a sidewall header from a boiler.  Debris blocked some water and was released onto the employee's arms, hands, and torso.

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