# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Amerities South LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221210607` · 12/6/2022 · HOPE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amerities South LLC
- **Location:** 4359 U.S. 278, HOPE, ARKANSAS, 71801
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a snorkel system to suction hot oil out of a railcar tanker. Pressure had built up in the hose and pushed extra air pressure into the oil. This caused the hot oil and gases up to 180 degrees to be blown in the employee's face, arms, and chest. He sustained second and third-degree burns to the face and arms.

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