# Thermal burns  second degree at Gallaudet University
> OSHA SIR `2024043299` · 4/16/2024 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Gallaudet University
- **Location:** 800 Florida Avenue NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20002
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were bleeding a steam station through a hose to a floor drain. One employee opened the valve, which caused the hose to jump out of the drain. Hot water (212 degrees Fahrenheit) splashed onto the injured employee, resulting in second-degree burns to multiple areas on left side of their body.

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