# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Kraft Heinz Company
> OSHA SIR `2016109728` · 10/15/2016 · FREMONT, OHIO
## 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:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kraft Heinz Company
- **Location:** 1200 Norht fifth St., FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
- **NAICS:** 333241
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was cleaning the plate heat exchangers when a mechanical system failure resulted in the release of pressurized steam (30-35 psi). The employee was hospitalized for burns to the stomach, groin, and both arms.

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