# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Primrose Candy Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016054631` · 5/25/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **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:** Primrose Candy Co.
- **Location:** 2700 N. Karlov Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking between a cooker and a pot when a water hose began to whip around and sprayed him with hot water and steam. He suffered a second degree burn to his upper back.

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