# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at KIK Custom Products
> OSHA SIR `2016054081` · 5/12/2016 · CORTLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** KIK Custom Products
- **Location:** 106 Central Avenue, CORTLAND, NEW YORK, 13045
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burned by 190-degree water while setting up a clean-in-place system. All valves were not closed during setup, and water sprayed out of a partially closed secondary valve. The employee suffered second degree burns on the arm and shoulder.

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