# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Koppers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018087940` · 8/3/2018 · FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Koppers, Inc.
- **Location:** 810 Koppers Road, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26037
- **NAICS:** 325194
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing an unloading pump for maintenance. He applied steam, had the pump blocked in, and was relieving pressure on the unloading hose. When he began to loosen the hose, hot water and condensate sprayed onto his clothes and skin. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns.

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