# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular
> OSHA SIR `2021064811` · 6/14/2021 · FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
## 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:** Sand, gravel
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular
- **Location:** 5700 Valley Road, FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA, 35064
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an air wand to remove sand when hot sand was blown back into the employee's face and under his jacket. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns on the forehead and right forearm.

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