# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Aunt Kitty's Foods
> OSHA SIR `2019032918` · 3/20/2019 · VINELAND, NEW JERSEY
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Aunt Kitty's Foods
- **Location:** 270 North Mill Rd., VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08360
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning on the water to a pump after replacing a broken flange. The upper pipe gave way and hot water caused second degree burns to the employee's face and hand.

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