# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SIDNEY SUGARS, INC
> OSHA SIR `20161110875` · 11/19/2016 · SIDNEY, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** SIDNEY SUGARS, INC
- **Location:** 35140 COUNTY RD 125, SIDNEY, MONTANA, 59270
- **NAICS:** 311313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of preparing a coal fired boiler section to be dumped. The employee stopped the coal feed to the section in preparation and as he approached the front of the boiler, the boiler went positive. In this instance, the door to the section that was being prepared to dump, blew open and the employee was blasted with a fire discharge. The employee received multiple first, second, and third degree burns to the arms, legs, torso, and face.

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