# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Tulip Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015042396` · 4/28/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tulip Corporation
- **Location:** 714 East Keefe Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53212
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was trying to fix a heat seal machine when the machine activated and closed on the employee's hands, causing burns and potential crushing injuries.

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