# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Gary Plastics
> OSHA SIR `2024098853` · 9/23/2024 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Hot or molten materials  n.e.c..
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Gary Plastics
- **Location:** 14799 Shady Hills Road, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33610
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a plastic molding machine. When the stuck plastic came loose, hot plastic struck the employee in the face and caused burns.

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