# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Kinder Morgan, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099425` · 9/12/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinder Morgan, Inc.
- **Location:** 12000 Lawndale St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing the stairs on a coker unit to reach a crane cab. A drum of coke was cut open, releasing steam and hot gases; the employee suffered first-degree facial burns and second-degree burns to the left wrist.

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