# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at HOUSTON REFINING LP
> OSHA SIR `2016021841` · 2/29/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## 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:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** HOUSTON REFINING LP
- **Location:** 12000 LAWNDALE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a furnace when hot condensate that had built up in the vertical muffler of a steam vent line splashed onto the employee and caused first and second degree burns to the employee's back, shoulders, arms, posterior and legs.

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