# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Brand Safway
> OSHA SIR `20191212688` · 12/10/2019 · NORCO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Brand Safway
- **Location:** 15536 River Road, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were staging material for an upcoming job when an active vent line above them had a release of steam. They both received second degree burns and were hospitalized.

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