# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at The Terrill Manufacturing Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065243` · 6/14/2016 · SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Terrill Manufacturing Company Inc.
- **Location:** 2816 Martin Luther King, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76903
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was powering up a compressor and noticed a leaky hose. When he turned around, the hose popped off and sprayed him in the back, causing second and third degree burns.

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