# Thermal burns  second degree at Celanese Polymer Products, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025021417` · 2/12/2025 · WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Celanese Polymer Products, LLC
- **Location:** 8480 Dupont Road, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26181
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing production work when hot water discharged from a nearby vent and contacted their left hand, resulting in a second-degree burn.

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