# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Cornerstone Chemical Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065161` · 6/11/2024 · WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemicals, hazardous materials  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Cornerstone Chemical Company, LLC
- **Location:** 10800 River Road, WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the melamine unit underneath the urea head tank preparing the vessel for start up when, due to an instantaneous release of pressure, the top of the tank detached, spraying hot urea solution onto the employee's chest, arms, and abdomen that caused thermal burns.

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