# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Elliot Truck Line
> OSHA SIR `20191010583` · 10/9/2019 · RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Elliot Truck Line
- **Location:** 3900 International Dr., RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72801
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a "Christmas tree" fitting from a pressurized wax tank. The pressure in the wax tank caused the wax to burst from the fitting and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the body.

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