# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Genpak LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181111858` · 11/17/2018 · SEBRING, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Genpak LLC
- **Location:** 116 Schicane Dr., SEBRING, FLORIDA, 33870
- **NAICS:** 326150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting a plastic extruding machine when the die area caught fire, causing third degree burns to the employee's neck, nose, and ears.

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