# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at East Penn Manufacturing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023109994` · 10/29/2023 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing Co.
- **Location:** 102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a stuck valve in an injection machine when they were splashed with molten plastic. The employee sustained burns to the left hand and forearm.

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