# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at South Chicago Packing LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019087981` · 8/4/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** South Chicago Packing LLC
- **Location:** 945 W. 38th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
- **NAICS:** 311225
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 4, 2019, a hose in a pump house water pit disconnected while a valve was being opened. Steam burned an employee on the left side of his body.

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