# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Sanimax
> OSHA SIR `2016065405` · 6/17/2016 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sanimax
- **Location:** 2099 Badgerland Dr., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54303
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing as his supervisor transferred solid waste to a liquid form and then into a tote. Steam pressure then released from a loose fitting, and the contents sprayed the employee. He suffered severe burns on his upper torso and both forearms.

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