# Other burns, unspecified at U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
> OSHA SIR `20181212935` · 12/18/2018 · RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with cold objects or substances
- **Source:** Cryogenic gases
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
- **Location:** P.O. Box 12233, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA, 27709
- **NAICS:** 924110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pouring liquid nitrogen into a container. When she moved the container, her thumb was on the rim and liquid nitrogen splashed onto her thumb and index finger.

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