# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
> OSHA SIR `2019054431` · 5/1/2019 · ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
- **Location:** 1101 MICHELIN ROAD, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, 73401
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a treatment pot of the hot water loop system to adjust treatment levels in the system when hot water was released and caused second degree burns to his face and hands.

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