# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Baxter Healthcare
> OSHA SIR `20171110526` · 11/1/2017 · SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Baxter Healthcare
- **Location:** 1900 Hwy 201 North Mountain Home,, SALESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72653
- **NAICS:** 446199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plastics extrusion machine when a pressure buildup due to temperature differences in the plastic material caused a release of liquid plastic. The liquid plastic contacted the employee between a seam in the employee's PPE glove and protective garment (sleeve), burning the left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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