# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Arkal Automotive USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099865` · 9/24/2018 · AUBURN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Arkal Automotive USA Inc.
- **Location:** 2490 Innovation Drive, AUBURN, ALABAMA, 36832
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the nozzle from the pellet barrel when hot plastic came out of the barrel and burned the employee's left arm.

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