# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `20191010605` · 10/10/2019 · SEGUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 1200 West Kingsbury Street, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading chicken feathers into a bin. Rendering fluid splashed on him, causing third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body.

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