# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Omega Protein
> OSHA SIR `2019088917` · 8/27/2019 · MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Omega Protein
- **Location:** 5735 Elder Ferry Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
- **NAICS:** 311712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing fabrication work on an existing pipe when the valve was inadvertently hit, spraying hot water on and burning the employees.

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