# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Covanta Camden
> OSHA SIR `2021108734` · 10/10/2021 · CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Incinerators
## Employer
- **Name:** Covanta Camden
- **Location:** 600 Morgan Street, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08104
- **NAICS:** 562213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the water levels in an ash discharger. When the employee opened the discharger's viewing door, hot ash and gas were propelled outward. The employee suffered second-degree burns on the face and neck, as well as first-degree burns on the forearms.

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