# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at KHS USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110925` · 11/14/2017 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KHS USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 880 Bahcall Ct., WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
- **NAICS:** 333993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered first and second degree steam burns to the back while installing equipment at a customer's brewery.

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