# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023109818` · 10/24/2023 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 102 Old Mill Road, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 24, 2023, an employee was replacing a steam hose. The employee released the clamping on the hose, causing steam to release onto the employee's lower legs. The employee sustained thermal burns to their lower legs.

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