# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Darling Ingredients
> OSHA SIR `20181010848` · 10/20/2018 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **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
- **Location:** 1001 Orient Rd, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching an inspection onto a conveyor screw when a cooker gate opened and spilled hot oil that caused second degree burns to his neck and back.

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