# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Deltech Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021097839` · 9/12/2021 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Deltech Corporation
- **Location:** 11911 Scenic Highway, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70807
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During removal of a process strainer, the line became over pressurized and failed, spraying employees with extremely hot steam and condensate. An employee sustained third degree burns to the chest and legs.

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