# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Loftin Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2019088046` · 8/6/2019 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## 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:** Loftin Equipment Company
- **Location:** 2907 WCR 129, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a vessel's pump valve when hot pressurized water inside the vessel splashed out and sprayed the employee. The employee received second degree burns to the legs, chest, and arms.

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