# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032524` · 3/19/2017 · SAINT JAMES, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC
- **Location:** 9959 LA Hwy 18, SAINT JAMES, LOUISIANA, 70086
- **NAICS:** 325314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a valve to reduce steam pressure in a boiler when hot water sprayed out of a vent line and hit him. He sustained second degree burns to his hands, right knee, and neck-facial area.

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