# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Mindak Farmer's Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2016031954` · 3/4/2016 · WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Pressurized air-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** Mindak Farmer's Cooperative
- **Location:** 7525 Red River Road, WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58075
- **NAICS:** 311313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a blocked floor drain using an air hose. He attempted to pressurize the drain and hot water splashed onto his face, arms, and chest, causing second degree burns to 10 percent of his body.

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