# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099731` · 9/17/2019 · EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** Darling Ingredients, Inc.
- **Location:** 508 Hwy 80 East, EAST DUBLIN, GEORGIA, 31027
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a blocked grease line by injecting steam into the line. Pressure overcame the seal on the lid and ejected hot grease onto the employee's shoulder and arm. The employee sustained second degree burns to the top of the shoulders and the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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