# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Merchants Metals
> OSHA SIR `2019021451` · 2/8/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Merchants Metals
- **Location:** 4901 Langley Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a galvanized kettle machine. As he was adjusting the chain link, his right arm slipped and contacting the scalding hot water. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

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