# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
> OSHA SIR `2017098579` · 9/6/2017 · EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- **Location:** 501 GARY HILL ROAD, EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29824
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was riding a tractor mower back to the shop because it was running hot when the mower's radiator exploded. He was sprayed with hot radiator fluid, suffering first and second degree thermal burns/blistering to his face and requiring hospitalization.

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