# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at H.B. FULLER
> OSHA SIR `2021032120` · 3/10/2021 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** H.B. FULLER
- **Location:** 12110 HARLAND DRIVE NE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 325520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was preparing to change a filter in a filter housing. When a filter housing was opened, 190-degree water burned his right arm and the right side of his torso.

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