# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at RCK Foods
> OSHA SIR `2019066386` · 6/25/2019 · KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RCK Foods
- **Location:** 5500 52ND STREET, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53144
- **NAICS:** 311991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was burned by steam, hot water, and a caustic cleaning chemical while disconnecting a pipe during a clean in place (CIP) process. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.

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