# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010018` · 10/18/2017 · BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Darling Ingredients Inc.
- **Location:** 14401 S 5th St, BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, 68123
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a clog at the bottom of the cooker outfeed using a rod when hot product and grease splashed onto the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the upper body.

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