# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Fromm Family Foods, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211210818` · 12/16/2021 · COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Fromm Family Foods, LLC
- **Location:** N2117 Columbus-Fall River Road, COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN, 53925
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fitting pipe on the back side of a new feedwater pump. The 1/2" fitting on the pressure gauge snapped and released 220 degree F pressurized water onto his abdominal area. The employee sustained burns to his legs and abdomen.

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