# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20201211597` · 12/10/2020 · VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
- **Location:** 1841 CLAY RD, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31603
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the ground by a railcar attempting to unplug an oil line to allow the oil to flow from the railcar to a tank in the facility. Oil splashed out of the top of the railcar and landed on the employee causing burns to the top of the employee's shoulders.

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