# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019088798` · 8/24/2019 · WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
## Employer
- **Name:** Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
- **Location:** 1252 PA 706, WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA, 18853
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Saturday, August 24, 2019, at approximately 2:45 AM, an employee was carrying a lithium ion battery in his pocket when the battery failed and exploded, causing a burn injury to the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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