# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077323` · 7/18/2019 · CHRISTINE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 6200 FM 3387, CHRISTINE, TEXAS, 78012
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 18, 2019, two employees were washing down ash in the economizer hopper. The water that was being applied struck a pocket of hot ash, causing it to flash. Ash and steam contacted one employee s thighs and forearms, and entered his work boots, resulting in burns and hospitalization. The second employee sustained a minor burn to his arm requiring first aid.

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