# Thermal burns  second degree at Mohawk Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211768` · 12/20/2024 · BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Mohawk Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 202 Jacobs Avenue, BRIDGEPORT, ALABAMA, 35740
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 20, 2024, an employee was preparing to remove the access panel for the rotary valve gear box underneath a washer in polymerization. When he began loosening the bolts from the rotary lock cover, hot water and steam pressure released and caused second-degree burns to the employees stomach, both thighs, and the left calf area.

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