# Thermal burns  second degree at James Construction Group LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010582` · 1/19/2024 · HOCKLEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** James Construction Group LLC
- **Location:** 30585 Old Washington Rd, HOCKLEY, TEXAS, 77447
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring oil into a storage tank by hose from a 55-gallon drum. A reaction occurred inside the tank causing steam to be released through the tank's open cap. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the face.

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