# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Alltech, Inc. (Kentucky)
> OSHA SIR `20221210598` · 12/6/2022 · BACONTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s) and arms(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Alltech, Inc. (Kentucky)
- **Location:** 8479 US HWY 19, BACONTON, GEORGIA, 31716
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A soy product became thick and stopped circulating. An employee went to remove a hose from the intake of the return pump to check for a blockage. When they opened the cam lock, the hose popped off and sprayed sludge that was approximately 150  F. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to both arms above and below the elbows.

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