# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Alsco Uniforms
> OSHA SIR `2023010401` · 1/13/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Alsco Uniforms
- **Location:** 8020 Blankenship Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77055
- **NAICS:** 812332
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to access the top of a boiler while being assisted by another employee. The employee on top of the ladder removed the manhole cover from the boiler when residual steam buildup and some hot water contacted both employees, resulting in burns to their necks, backs, arms, and legs.

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