# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Modern Dispersions South, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024032459` · 3/19/2024 · FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Hot or molten materials  n.e.c..
- **Secondary source:** Personal protective equipment (PPE)  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Modern Dispersions South, Inc.
- **Location:** 302 Ed Ward Road, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grabbing a poly-styrene product with wax as it exited the die head of the extruder. As it came out, a gas bubble hit the die and burst, causing the plastic to spray him between the bottom of this face shield and the top of his jacket. This caused burns to the bottom front part of his neck.

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