# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Becton Dickinson
> OSHA SIR `2019076947` · 7/10/2019 · BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Becton Dickinson
- **Location:** 150 S. 1st Ave, BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA, 68822
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were removing a screw from a high-speed injection molding machine. As they were removing the screw tip, pressurized molten plastic was released through an opening around the screw tip which resulted in both employees being burned by the molten plastic. They sustained burns to the forehead, right neck, face, right arm, and right hand. One employee was hospitalized.

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