# Thermal burns  second degree at Emery Oleochemicals LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024087642` · 8/19/2024 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Petroleum and coal products  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Heavy rail vehicles  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Emery Oleochemicals LLC
- **Location:** 4900 Este Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45232
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working in the rail yard was splashed with hot wax, causing second-degree burns to their left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

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