# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Refresco Beverages USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066233` · 6/23/2018 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Refresco Beverages USA Inc.
- **Location:** 3502 Enterprise Ave., JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a sock from the inline filter at the filler after a hot water wash. When he removed the clamp, hot water sprayed onto his right side in areas from his neck down to his legs and onto his back. He suffered second-degree burns.

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