# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Kraton Polymers U.S., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043855` · 4/29/2023 · BELPRE, OHIO
## 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:** Kraton Polymers U.S., LLC
- **Location:** 2419 State Route 618, BELPRE, OHIO, 45714
- **NAICS:** 325212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 30, 2023, an employee was opening a steam valve on the roof of a unit. A gasket failed and the employee was struck by 130 PSI steam resulting in first- and second-degree burns to the chest, shoulder, ankles, and calves.

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