# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ENTERGY
> OSHA SIR `2017099271` · 9/27/2017 · NEWARK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ENTERGY
- **Location:** 555 POINT FERRY RD., NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to cool the mill temperature and opened the feeder door to apply water when he was engulfed by flames on the feeder deck. He suffered second and third degree burns to 30 percent of his body, including his arms, torso, and head.

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