# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053981` · 5/7/2024 · STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
- **Location:** 518 East Harrison Street, STUTTGART, ARKANSAS, 72160
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a flex hose at a soaking tank when part of a T-valve burst on the soaking tank, resulting in burns to their torso from the hot water.

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