# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Twin Rivers Foods, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021087282` · 8/25/2021 · ATKINS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin Rivers Foods, Inc
- **Location:** 602 Southeast 1 St, ATKINS, ARKANSAS, 72823
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:02 p.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was trying to clear clogged wastewater pumps. The employee turned off power to the pumps and started the procedure to clear the lines. Upon opening a line, the employee was sprayed by heated liquid and suffered second-degree burns to the torso and upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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