# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Qualawash Holdings, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109297` · 10/28/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Qualawash Holdings, LLC
- **Location:** 803 E. 120th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60628
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to connect a hot water hose to the hot water supply line when the hose disconnected from the equipment and sprayed the employee on the back, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.

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