# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
> OSHA SIR `2019011169` · 1/31/2019 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
- **Location:** Building C60, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92152
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a recirculation piping system when the rubber connector failed, releasing hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for burn injuries.

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