# Thermal burns  second degree at Proficient Auto Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025087977` · 8/12/2025 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Antifreeze
- **Secondary source:** Radiators
## Employer
- **Name:** Proficient Auto Inc
- **Location:** I-20 & Cooper Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76015
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a truck when it lost power. He pulled over, opened the hood, checked the engine, and opened the radiator cap. Pressure in the radiator caused hot fluid to spew over the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the left arm, hand, and leg.

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