# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Smithfield Foods
> OSHA SIR `20191212733` · 12/11/2019 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Foods
- **Location:** 801 East Kemper Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45246
- **NAICS:** 311991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a heat sealing machine when the machine burned the employee's right hand and forearm.

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