# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at United States Steel Corporation (Irvin Plant)
> OSHA SIR `2024043177` · 4/10/2024 · WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation (Irvin Plant)
- **Location:** 1268 Camp Hollow Road, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15122
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burned on the neck and arm when a flexible hose disconnected from a rinse tank and sprayed the employee with hot water.

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