# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ROHA U.S.A., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021951` · 2/21/2019 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** ROHA U.S.A., LLC
- **Location:** 5015 MANCHESTER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A production operator was cleaning a tank. He had just set aside a bag of caustic soda beads (after adding beads to the tank for the necessary cleaning solution) when boiling water erupted from the tank, burning the left side of his back, the back of his left leg, and the back of his left arm.

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