# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Kroger Mountain View Foods
> OSHA SIR `2023076823` · 7/27/2023 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Mountain View Foods
- **Location:** 10241 51st Avenue, DENVER, COLORADO, 80238
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was assisting employee 2 prepare a boiler for inspection by removing the hand hole cover to access the water side of the boiler. Employee 2 had the cover held with pliers to prevent it from falling into the boiler while the injured employee was loosening the bolts to the cover. Non-pressurized hot water flowed from the opening and contacted the injured employee, causing third-degree burns to 37% of his body on the left side of his torso and legs. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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