# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mueller & Wilson Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231211405` · 12/15/2023 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Mueller & Wilson Inc
- **Location:** 7700 Floyd Curl, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78229
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.

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