# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant
> OSHA SIR `2021086980` · 8/17/2021 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Antifreeze
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant
- **Location:** 201 North Nursery Road, IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.

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