# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Bob Sumerel Tire Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065470` · 6/11/2020 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bob Sumerel Tire Company Inc.
- **Location:** 737 Industrial Blvd, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 336330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the lid from a plastic container by applying heat with a torch to loosen the top. The liquid inside the container heated up and the container burst open under pressure, spraying the employee who suffered first and second degree burns to the front of his body.

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