# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Dow Chemical, Texas Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085497` · 8/6/2015 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Dow Chemical, Texas Inc.
- **Location:** 1900 Tidal Road, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the HT Unit changing a filter. The employee was sprayed in the face with hot water that could have been 100 degrees Celsius. The employee was taken to the hospital and treated for first degree burns to his face and neck.

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