# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
> OSHA SIR `20171211864` · 12/14/2017 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
- **Location:** 2000 NW HIGHWAY 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66601
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was finishing a curing cycle and removing a steam line from a pot heater. The line was still under pressure at the time and the steam released, contacting the employee and causing second degree burns to the thigh and crotch area.

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