# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Tyson Foods
> OSHA SIR `2024010241` · 1/10/2024 · DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches, ratchets
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods
- **Location:** 1131 Dakota Ave, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
- **NAICS:** 316110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping mechanics remove a piece of iron from an airlock. The employee was approximately 3 feet up on a ladder when he dropped a wrench, which struck the handle of the steam line valve. The valve opened and steam sprayed onto the employee, causing burns to both inner thighs and his lower abdomen.

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