# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Seneca Foods, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015030383` · 3/23/2015 · PAYETTE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Seneca Foods, LLC
- **Location:** 25 North 6th Street, PAYETTE, IDAHO, 83661
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a 1000-gallon tank on a catwalk. The water in an adjacent tank boiled over, splashing the employee's back with boiling water. The employee sustained first and second degree burns (blistering).

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