# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SOUTHWESTERN WIRE
> OSHA SIR `20161211647` · 12/14/2016 · NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Metallics and compounds, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWESTERN WIRE
- **Location:** 3505 N.I-35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73069
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a water hose to help cool down a tank of molten zinc solution during the pumping transfer process when the water came into contact with acid/residue and a violent chemical reaction and explosion occurred. The water with molten acid solution blew into the employee's face and back as he turned to run, causing second degree burns that required hospitalization.

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