# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at American Red Cross
> OSHA SIR `2017066035` · 6/29/2017 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Antifreeze
## Employer
- **Name:** American Red Cross
- **Location:** 5440 S 56th St, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68516
- **NAICS:** 621991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the engine/generator on a bus when the radiator cap loosened and hot engine coolant splashed onto his arm, causing second/third degree burns. Some fluid also splashed in his mouth.

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