# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Jack Batte and Sons
> OSHA SIR `2016087199` · 8/4/2016 · FOREST, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Jack Batte and Sons
- **Location:** 221  SCR 35-9, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, 39074
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift stopped because he thought the forklift was overheating. When he removed the radiator cap to check the water level, the hot water caused first and second degree burns to his chest and right arm.

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