# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Service Transport Company
> OSHA SIR `2016087372` · 8/8/2016 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Service Transport Company
- **Location:** 5900 Highway 225, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 423860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee offloaded tertiary butyl catechol (corrosive) from a cargo tank to a facility tank. Upon completion of the transfer, the employee began disconnecting hoses. He had difficulty with one of the connections and when the hose disconnected, hot product contacted the employee's left arm and leg, causing a third degree burn.

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