# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services
> OSHA SIR `2021053934` · 5/13/2021 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services
- **Location:** Conoco Phillips, Parks Bell 4003-H, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79765
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.

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