# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TENNECO INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020010398` · 1/14/2020 · NAPOLEON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** TENNECO INC.
- **Location:** 11800 OHIO 424, NAPOLEON, OHIO, 43545
- **NAICS:** 336330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 14, 2020, an employee was clearing a blockage in the gate valve of the deaerator tank located in the boiler room. As the employee was getting the gate valve fully nested, the blockage cleared and the employee was sprayed with hot water (225 F). The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck and shoulders.

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