# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Hexcel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20221211123` · 12/23/2022 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Hexcel Corporation
- **Location:** 3300 Mallard Fox Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a restringing activity on a line. After the employee cut the line, his scissors fell into a 200-degree F water bath. He retrieved the scissors and hot water entered a tear in his glove and burned his hand.

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