# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Merit Energy Company
> OSHA SIR `2019077838` · 7/31/2019 · ULYSSES, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Merit Energy Company
- **Location:** LMLU Water Tank batery, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880
- **NAICS:** 523120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a heater treater on a water tank. A flash back from the heater burned the employee's face.

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