# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Kaiser Oilfield Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021592` · 2/18/2022 · WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Kaiser Oilfield Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Well site in Williston area, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure washing pipes when the fitting on the spray wand broke and the hot water contacted the employee, resulting in burns to his stomach and thighs.

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