# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at IRCA Group USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024032501` · 3/20/2024 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** IRCA Group USA, LLC
- **Location:** 1301 Mark Street, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading high-temperature water into a tank. When the hose was disconnected, residual pressure caused hot water to come out and burn the employee. The employee was hospitalized for second- or third-degree burns to their right arm, leg, abdomen, and chest.

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