# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Evers Electric Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087244` · 8/9/2023 · ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Evers Electric Inc.
- **Location:** 5082 AR 4, ARKANSAS CITY, ARKANSAS, 71630
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from inside a bucket and was guiding electrical wire when a steam line blew hot steam onto the employee from 10 feet above. The employee was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to both forearms and the right knee.

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