# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Seneca Foods
> OSHA SIR `2018066258` · 6/25/2018 · CLYMAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Seneca Foods
- **Location:** 640 Caughling Road, CLYMAN, WISCONSIN, 53016
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened the inspection lid of a tank to see if the water in it was boiling. Hot water splashed out, causing second- and some third-degree burns to his torso.

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