# Thermal burns  second degree at Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024043110` · 4/9/2024 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Steaming equipment and appliances except fabric presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc
- **Location:** 1900 Tidal Road, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using hot steam to clear a line prior to unloading MPD from a trailer into a tank. When he unhooked the steam hose, residual steam was released causing second degree burns on the back of his hands. The employee was hospitalized.

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