# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Pilgrims Pride Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023043660` · 4/24/2023 · MIDLAND CITY, ALABAMA
## 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:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrims Pride Corporation
- **Location:** 1042 Forest Dr., MIDLAND CITY, ALABAMA, 36350
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a water hose attached to a boiler to clean up fat around the boiler. The hose broke and sprayed hot water onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the stomach and thighs.

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