# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Cruz Tec
> OSHA SIR `2017066067` · 6/30/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Cruz Tec
- **Location:** 12210 Ann Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a 50-foot liner that goes inside a hose when he suffered second degree steam burns to his back.

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