# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Hershey Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088294` · 8/14/2018 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hershey Company
- **Location:** 400 Running Pump Road, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a PM on a pump house silo pad steam station when a steam valve was actuated, releasing steam and hot condensate on the employee. He sustained second degree burns on his torso.

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