# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Foamco
> OSHA SIR `2015129194` · 12/5/2015 · TOMKINS COVE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Foamco
- **Location:** 3 Church Street, TOMKINS COVE, NEW YORK, 10986
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/5/15, an employee was switching out 55-gallon drums of wall waterproofing material in a waterproofing truck when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the abdomen, back, and face and was hospitalized.

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