# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Cooper Natural Resources
> OSHA SIR `2023054569` · 5/22/2023 · LOOP, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Natural Resources
- **Location:** County Road 120 Cedar Lake Loop, LOOP, TEXAS, 79342
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the solids on the crystallizer and melter. As the employee opened the valve to get a sample, the camlock came loose and the employee was sprayed with 170-180-degree hot salt slurry. He sustained second-degree burns on his thighs that required hospitalization.

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