# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Ridley USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016087794` · 8/19/2016 · WHITEWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ridley USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 1004 South Street, WHITEWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57793
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees sustained severe burns after coming into contact with hot molasses as it overflowed from a holding tank in the production area.

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