# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Lanxess
> OSHA SIR `2024099074` · 9/28/2024 · FORDS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Lanxess
- **Location:** 1020 King George Road, FORDS, NEW JERSEY, 08863
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from a chemical reactor when hot water and steam emanated from the valve, resulting in burns to the employee's back.

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