# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valero Port Arthur Refinery
> OSHA SIR `20181011025` · 10/25/2018 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Valero Port Arthur Refinery
- **Location:** 1801 South Gulfway Drive, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
- **NAICS:** 324191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a steam hose in a sulfur recovery unit. The hose sprayed the employee with hot condensate, causing steam burns to the thigh area.

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