# First degree heat (thermal) burns at SpaceX
> OSHA SIR `2020032424` · 3/14/2020 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** SpaceX
- **Location:** 1 Rocket Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 336414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While actuating a control valve, an employee was struck by a jet stream of hot water from a nearby hose. The employee sustained first and second degree burns.

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