# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Henningsen Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010951` · 1/29/2018 · NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Henningsen Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 402 N. 3rd Street, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68702
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clogged pipe at a cooker when he inadvertently opened a drain instead of closing it. He was sprayed with 240-degree hot product, suffering second and third degree burns across the front side of his body.

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