# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at JOHNS MANVILLE
> OSHA SIR `20241211096` · 12/2/2024 · CLEBURNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **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:** Pressure washers
## Employer
- **Name:** JOHNS MANVILLE
- **Location:** 200 WEST INDUSTRIAL BLVD., CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76033
- **NAICS:** 327993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a glass melter for extensive repairs. Water was being introduced into the melter with a lance to break up the hot glass. The water caused the molten glass to exit the melter with force, contacting the employee. The employee sustained thermal burns to their forearm, neck, and head.

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