# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at PLOTE CONSTRUCTION INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017053933` · 5/1/2017 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** PLOTE CONSTRUCTION INC.
- **Location:** 1555 W. Washington St., WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding hot oil to a hydraulic line when an air pocket bubbled up and splashed his neck, causing burns.

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