# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at FLOW POLYMERS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161111123` · 11/30/2016 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** FLOW POLYMERS, LLC
- **Location:** 12819 COIT ROAD, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44108
- **NAICS:** 325192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was working on a rotoformer machine when a moving cylinder caught his glove. He pulled his arm back and struck a hot piece of the machine, suffering a severe forearm burn that required hospitalization.

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