# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Shaw Industries Group, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023098559` · 9/16/2023 · THOMSON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Shaw Industries Group, Inc
- **Location:** 1990 Warrenton Highway, THOMSON, GEORGIA, 30824
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting equipment when their hand was caught on the belt and their arm was pulled in, up to the forearm. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and steam burns to their arm(s).

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