# Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified at MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025077521` · 7/31/2025 · SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Lye, alkali metal hydroxides
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 106 John Bankson Dr, SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 30747
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 31, 2025, two employees were walking near a friction wash tank when a rubber gasket on top of the tank blew. Hot water mixed with 50% caustic chemical sprayed out and rained down on the employees. Both employees were brought to an emergency shower and were neutralized with vinegar. One employee was hospitalized with chemical and thermal burns to their upper back and eyes.

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