# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Newtron Beaumont, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021311` · 2/11/2016 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Newtron Beaumont, LLC.
- **Location:** 7665 Texas Hwy 73, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a conduit when a byproduct of the plant fell off a conveyor belt into a hot water tank. The water splattered onto the employee, causing skin burns.

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