# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171111325` · 11/28/2017 · HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
- **Location:** 28424 38TH AVE. NORTH, HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS, 61257
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 28, 2017, an employee had removed a microline valve that controls the flow of hot tallow when the valve leaked and sprayed the tallow (180 F) on his body, burning his chest.

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