# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017054223` · 5/9/2017 · BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Antifreeze
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 490 E College St, BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72501
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee saw that the engine on his vehicle was running hot. He was adding fluids to the vehicle when the radiator cap blew off. Hot antifreeze spewed on him, burning his lower arm, chest, and abdomen. He was hospitalized overnight.

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