# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at JBS Swift Beef Company
> OSHA SIR `2016053791` · 5/4/2016 · CACTUS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** JBS Swift Beef Company
- **Location:** 5950 Trail End Road,, CACTUS, TEXAS, 79013
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a pump. While tightening the lid, the lid popped off and water at approximately 180 degrees splashed onto the employee's body burning his upper extremities. The employee received second and third degree burns.

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