# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Talenti Gelato
> OSHA SIR `2016031960` · 3/4/2016 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Talenti Gelato
- **Location:** 1058 King Industrial Dr., MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
- **NAICS:** 445299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a jammed pipe connection when the cast-iron T section of the boiler pipe shattered, causing steam and hot water to release and burn the employee's thighs. The employee suffered second degree burns.

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