# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Milliken & Company
> OSHA SIR `2017087850` · 8/16/2017 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## 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:** Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Milliken & Company
- **Location:** 300 Lukken Industrial Blvd. West, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the lack of tar movement going from a tank truck to a storage tank when the flex hose disconnected and sprayed him with hot tar. He suffered burns to his right foot, right leg, both arms, and face.

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