# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mexichem Specialty Resins
> OSHA SIR `20191010249` · 10/1/2019 · PEDRICKTOWN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Mexichem Specialty Resins
- **Location:** 78 Porcupine Road, PEDRICKTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 08067
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a steam valve when he was sprayed by the steam, receiving first and second degree burns on the arms and chest.

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