# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PLAS-TEC Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022076095` · 7/13/2022 · EDON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PLAS-TEC Corp.
- **Location:** 601 W. Indiana St., EDON, OHIO, 43518
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 AM, an employee was unjamming a plastic injection molding machine. Molten plastic was released from the machine and caused first, second, and third degree burns to the employee's upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.

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