# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Milk Specialties Company
> OSHA SIR `20211211050` · 12/26/2021 · PARIS, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Milk Specialties Company
- **Location:** 1977 S Central Ave, PARIS, ILLINOIS, 61944
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 25, 2021 at 3:30 a.m., employee 1 was mixing a batch in a tank farm while employee 2 was transferring palm oil into a tank. While employee 2 was clearing the transfer line with steam, hot palm oil came out of the tank's conservation vent and spilled over the side. Some of the palm oil splashed on employee 1, who was located about 15 feet from the tank. Employee 1 suffered first degree burns to their arms and back and second degree burns to their neck and wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

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