# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Cochran Motors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021531` · 2/18/2016 · MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Lacquer, shellac, varnish
## Employer
- **Name:** Cochran Motors, Inc.
- **Location:** 318 Old Haymaker Road, MONROEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15146
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the lacquer recycling machine. When the employee opened the machine to fix the bag, hot liquid sprayed out, causing second degree burns to the right side of the employee's trunk and head.

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