# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2021119657` · 11/8/2021 · ANNISTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 103 National Drive, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36207
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a pipe on a machine. The product line was not capped before being switched and hot water (200 degrees F) sprayed onto the employee, resulting in second degree burns to their arms and legs that required hospitalization.

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