# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dell Technologies
> OSHA SIR `2022087747` · 8/31/2022 · HOPKINTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Dell Technologies
- **Location:** 176 South Street, HOPKINTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01748
- **NAICS:** 334118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee filled a drinking vessel with water, then took a drink. The vessel was filled with hot water rather than cold, and the employee suffered burns to the esophagus. The employee was hospitalized.

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