# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Pepsi Beverages North America
> OSHA SIR `2019055268` · 5/24/2019 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepsi Beverages North America
- **Location:** 7305 Garden Road, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 311930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning batching tank equipment when the employee disconnected a process pipe that was pressurized with hot water and chemical solution. He was sprayed with the mixture, causing first and second degree burns to approximately 11% of his torso and back.

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