# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at ExxonMobil
> OSHA SIR `2017054549` · 5/18/2017 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## 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:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ExxonMobil
- **Location:** 3525 Decker Dr., BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77522
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 18, 2017, at approximately 11:05 AM, an employee was working with a valve when hot oil inside the valve caused second degree burns to his right arm and lower back.

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