# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Tyson Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098518` · 9/15/2023 · DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 90 Morrison Moore Parkway East, DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA, 30533
- **NAICS:** 112340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing high-pressure hot water to clear a vacuum line. As they were removing the hose from the vacuum line, the hot water inside the line evacuated rapidly, spraying the employee. They sustained second-degree burns to the torso and forearm.

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