# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Miniature Precision Components, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088795` · 8/25/2018 · WALWORTH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Resins
## Employer
- **Name:** Miniature Precision Components, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Wisconsin Street, WALWORTH, WISCONSIN, 53184
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to free a press feed that became stuck when hot plastic resin contacted the employee's left hand, causing a second degree burn to the palm and fingers. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident.

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