# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Allied Universal Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024065042` · 6/7/2024 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Universal Corporation
- **Location:** 2815 Inland Transport St, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder carrying a hose with a heated (165 degrees Fahrenheit) 3.42 molar solution of brine when the hose burst. The employee sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns on their chest, abdomen, and legs.

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