# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023087657` · 8/21/2023 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 102 Old Mill Road, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using steam to unclog a line. When the clog dislodged, the steam hose burst out of the top of the tank and sprayed steam onto the employee. He sustained burns to the right side of his back, buttocks, and the back of his upper right leg.

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