# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021076274` · 7/28/2021 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.
- **Location:** 2901 East Lake Road, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16531
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A hose ruptured during a test of a cooling loop system and released hot water on an employee, resulting in burns on his abdomen and legs that required hospitalization.

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