# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pexco LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016065690` · 6/25/2016 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Pexco LLC
- **Location:** 1600 Birchwood Avenue, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was responding to an extruder machine that had a malfunctioning water cooling unit. When the employee went to see what was wrong, the machine released hot water and steam, which struck the employee in the arm, torso, and feet.  The employee suffered burns to the skin and was hospitalized.

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