# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Creative Polymers
> OSHA SIR `2017098855` · 9/15/2017 · BLOOMDALE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Creative Polymers
- **Location:** 305 W Walnut St., BLOOMDALE, OHIO, 44817
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 15, 2017, an employee and a coworker were changing an extruder blade. After changing the blade, they purged the machine, which released hot water/steam that burned the employee's arms.

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