# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ergon Biofuels ,LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021171` · 2/7/2016 · VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ergon Biofuels ,LLC
- **Location:** 1833 Haining Road, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39183
- **NAICS:** 324199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking site glass containing caustic acid when the glass ruptured. The employee suffered thermal burns from the wrist to the shoulder.

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