# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Johnson Controls, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065193` · 6/7/2017 · WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Controls, Inc.
- **Location:** UW Whitewater, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, 53190
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing outside the entrance of a power house when he heard a loud noise inside. The pressure relief valve of the absorber and the condensation released, spraying hot steam on the employee. He suffered burns on his back and shoulders.

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