# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Sidney Sugars, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110100` · 11/16/2022 · SIDNEY, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sidney Sugars, Inc.
- **Location:** 35140 Co Rd. 125, SIDNEY, MONTANA, 59270
- **NAICS:** 311311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a mud press when the filter leaf cloth seal leaked hot slurry. The mixture contacted the employee, causing second-degree burns to the lower back, abdomen, and buttocks.

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