# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Honeywell
> OSHA SIR `2016043141` · 4/14/2016 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Honeywell
- **Location:** 3927 Farm to Market Rd 1006, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring wax from a storage tank into a tanker truck. The employee opened a valve that was under pressure and a fire occurred. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the face and neck.

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