# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Plastic Recycling Technology Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053822` · 5/2/2024 · PIQUA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Plastic Recycling Technology Inc.
- **Location:** 9054 North County Road 25A, PIQUA, OHIO, 45356
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained third-degree burns to the right side of their torso from hot water that came from a plastic extruder while the employee was disassembling the line.

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