# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Iec, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088217` · 8/25/2017 · METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Iec, Inc.
- **Location:** 50 Hampton St., METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY, 08840
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burned by hot water while cleaning a tank.

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