# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TYSON FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088403` · 8/15/2019 · GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TYSON FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 601 Tyson Dr, GREEN FOREST, ARKANSAS, 72638
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs.

---
*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*