# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery
> OSHA SIR `2018054807` · 5/17/2018 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery
- **Location:** 1551 Hwy 23, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a nitrogen line from a unit. The employee did not realize that the nitrogen hose was back-pressured with 30 psi of steam that originated from a manifold located at the north end of the unit. The steam caused second degree burns to the employee's right inner thigh and left arm.

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