# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021910` · 2/25/2018 · BASTROP, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Darling Ingredients Inc.
- **Location:** 264 FM 2336, BASTROP, TEXAS, 78602
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog hot (250 to 270 degrees) grease from a pipe when the grease caused second degree burns to the employee's shoulder and first degree burns to the arm.

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