# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Durez Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019099337` · 9/8/2019 · KENTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Resins
## Employer
- **Name:** Durez Corporation
- **Location:** 13717 US HWY. 68 S, KENTON, OHIO, 43326
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge a blockage from the transfer line. The steam was shut off, but pressure remained in the line. When the blockage was dislodged, hot resin (200 degrees Celsius) sprayed down into the drum and onto the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and neck.

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