# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Morton Salt Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212563` · 12/7/2018 · RITTMAN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Salt Inc.
- **Location:** 151 South Industrial Ave, RITTMAN, OHIO, 44270
- **NAICS:** 311942
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a routine check of the retainer system. He opened a valve to flush the solution back through the closed-loop system into the tank when a part of the valve failed. The heated solution struck the employee causing second degree burns to the right side of the torso and third degree burns to the right forearm.

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