# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
> OSHA SIR `2016053879` · 5/6/2016 · JONESBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
- **Location:** 9250 South Main Street, JONESBORO, GEORGIA, 30236
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a sealer for packaging shipments when it jammed.  The employee tried to clear the jam, triggering it to close, and burned the four fingers on his left hand, resulting in hospitalization.

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