# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Darling Ingredients Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023064887` · 6/2/2023 · MASON CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Darling Ingredients Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 S Main St., MASON CITY, ILLINOIS, 62664
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 2, 2023, an employee was standing on the mezzanine around the pressure cookers when hot steam and 300-degree grease escaped from the ports. The employee sustained burns to 57% of their body.

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