# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at NRG Energy Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108666` · 10/2/2022 · THOMPSONS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** NRG Energy Inc.
- **Location:** 2500 Y U Jones Road, THOMPSONS, TEXAS, 77481
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the inspection port of a bottom ash system to identify the cause of a clog when hot water came out of the port, burning the employee. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their back, side, neck, and arm.

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