# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Gates Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019099912` · 9/22/2019 · SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Gates Corporation
- **Location:** 1801 N. Lincoln St., SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72761
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance technician was replacing a hydraulic hose on an extruder. An adjacent hot water hose burst at the connector, spraying him with 200-degree water. He suffered second-degree burns to his right arm, stomach, and right thigh and was hospitalized.

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