# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mundy Company
> OSHA SIR `20171110970` · 11/15/2017 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Mundy Company
- **Location:** 11357 IH-10 at Smith Road, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77720
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spraying what's called a "hot box," a process of strutting rubber. While spraying, there was a flash fire that caused second degree burns to his right hand and forearm.

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