# Thermal burns  second degree at Dana Container Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024065825` · 6/28/2024 · AVENEL, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Petroleum and coal products  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dana Container Inc.
- **Location:** Dana Container Inc., AVENEL, NEW JERSEY, 07001
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a truck tanker investigating the process. A steam valve opened causing steam to come out of the oil tanker's dome lid. The employee sustained second-degree burns from steam and oil residue.

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