# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Nan Ya Plastics Corporation USA
> OSHA SIR `20211211101` · 12/28/2021 · WHARTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nan Ya Plastics Corporation USA
- **Location:** 2081 FM 102 Road, WHARTON, TEXAS, 77488
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping during work with plastic film heated to about 320 degrees Fahrenheit. The material wrapped around his forearm and palm, causing second-degree burns to the forearm and a small third-degree burn to the palm. He was hospitalized, requiring a skin graft.

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