# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Tarkett
> OSHA SIR `2019044255` · 4/26/2019 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Resins
- **Secondary source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tarkett
- **Location:** 1000 Vista Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a screen change on an extruder and was burned on the right forearm by molten polyvinyl butyral (PVB) after sliding the door open.

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