# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Alon
> OSHA SIR `2015085792` · 8/14/2015 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Alon
- **Location:** 200 Refinery rd, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had connected a flux car for unloading. The previous car that unloaded into this line had oil with some residual water. When the flux (a tar-like substance) made contact with the water, it expanded and contacted the employee as he exited the railcar, causing first and second degree thermal burns.

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