# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Siplast Inc - Roll Roofing Facility
> OSHA SIR `2020098509` · 9/7/2020 · ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Siplast Inc - Roll Roofing Facility
- **Location:** 1111 Hwy 67 South, ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS, 71923
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance technician was troubleshooting a heat transfer fluid (HTF) motor failure on the production line. While the motor was being removed, the technician was sprayed with hot HTF, resulting in burns to the hands, arms, and torso.

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