# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2020010673` · 1/21/2020 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 55 FRUIT STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Steam burst out of an autoclave when an employee opened it, causing second-degree burns to the employee's face, chest, and right arm.

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