# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2019099500` · 9/11/2019 · SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA
## 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:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** Lambs Ridge Rd. at S. Coleman St., SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA, 30401
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A lineman was trying to change out a recloser when hot hydraulic fluid splashed on his arm and back, causing second-degree burns.

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