# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at OQ Chemicals
> OSHA SIR `20231211754` · 12/30/2023 · BAY CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** OQ Chemicals
- **Location:** 2001 FM 3057, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.

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