# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020043004` · 4/2/2020 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## 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:** Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** 902 N Hamiliton St, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a pressure transducer on an extruder barrel when hot polyester polymer released due to a pressure buildup, causing severe burns to the employee's right arm and neck.

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