# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ProStaff
> OSHA SIR `2020099214` · 9/28/2020 · CARTERET, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** ProStaff
- **Location:** 89-199 Raskulinecz Road, CARTERET, NEW JERSEY, 07008
- **NAICS:** 561310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened a hatch on a pasteurizer. Hot water sprayed out and burned her hands and legs.

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