# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Harcros Chemicals Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015096348` · 9/2/2015 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Harcros Chemicals Inc
- **Location:** 5200 Speaker Road, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing out a tank with hot water that was about 130 to 140 degrees. The hot water scalded his back, resulting in third degree burns.

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