# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Las Palmas Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `20181213146` · 12/23/2018 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Las Palmas Medical Center
- **Location:** 1801 N. Oregon, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79902
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was blowing down a boiler when a cap came off the steam check valve. The steam caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's chest, arms, and neck area.

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