# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at STERLING ETHANOL
> OSHA SIR `2016010342` · 1/13/2016 · STERLING, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** STERLING ETHANOL
- **Location:** 450 ANGUS AVENUE, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was unplugging a process condensate drain line. When the plug came loose, 200-degree water shot out and caused 2nd degree burns on the employee's chest, neck, and arm. He was hospitalized.

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