# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Briess Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211487` · 12/3/2017 · CHILTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Briess Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 625 S. Irish Rd., CHILTON, WISCONSIN, 53014
- **NAICS:** 311213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking valve when another valve opened and hot water was pumped into the system. The hot water scalded the employee, who suffered second degree burns.

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