# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Roehm America LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020032079` · 3/3/2020 · OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Roehm America LLC
- **Location:** 1500 Richard Pruitt Drive, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a water filter for heated processed water. When the employee opened the filter, water splashed onto the inside portion of their upper right arm, causing a second degree burn.

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