# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Exxonmobil Baytown Refinery
> OSHA SIR `20181111868` · 11/17/2018 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Exxonmobil Baytown Refinery
- **Location:** 5000 Bayway Drive, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A process technician was taking a sample of heated resid. Some of the resid got on the employee's face, causing first- and second-degree burns.

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