# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2021087285` · 8/25/2021 · OAKWOOD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 3435 Old Oakwood Rd, OAKWOOD, GEORGIA, 30566
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 25, 2021, an employee was standing on a platform next to an extruding line when hot plastic was expelled from the line during startup. It landed on the employee's cheek, ear, and forearm, burning the skin.

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