# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Century Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2021021689` · 2/24/2021 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Petroleum, crude oil
## Employer
- **Name:** Century Terminals
- **Location:** 4150 Oscar Nelson Junior Drive, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring hot oil from a tanker truck to a tank storage unit when back pressure in the hose caused oil to spill over onto the employee's forearms. The employee sustained second degree burns to both forearms.

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