# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at WAYNE FARMS, LLC - DECATUR EAST
> OSHA SIR `2023021700` · 2/22/2023 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** WAYNE FARMS, LLC - DECATUR EAST
- **Location:** 100 PLUGS DRIVE, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35602
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a problem with a breading filter when the internal airbag ruptured, causing oil to splash onto the employee's hand. The employee sustained burns to the back of their hand from the wrist to the knuckles and required hospitalization.

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