# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Kraft Heinz
> OSHA SIR `2022086840` · 8/3/2022 · LOWVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Kraft Heinz
- **Location:** 7388 Utica Blvd, LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, 13367
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been preparing the skim system in the cream cheese processing department for clean-in-place procedures. Hot water was not flowing through the system. The employee was assisting in troubleshooting when a clamp opened and the employee was splashed with pressurized hot water resulting in burns to his legs and forearms.

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