# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110807` · 11/9/2017 · PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Emco Chemical Distributors, Inc.
- **Location:** 8601 95th Street, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN, 53158
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was splashed by hot water while cleaning a tank truck, suffering a second degree burn to the left shoulder and arm.

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