# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Lactalis American Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032582` · 3/26/2021 · NAMPA, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lactalis American Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 4912 E. Franklin Rd., NAMPA, IDAHO, 83687
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a mechanical vapor recompression evaporator when hot water unexpectedly released through the sight glass. The employee sustained second degree burns to his chest, left arm, and right arm.

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