# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at The Kroger Co.
> OSHA SIR `2024076663` · 7/23/2024 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressurized kegs and cans
- **Secondary source:** Frying and pressurized cooking equipment, appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Co.
- **Location:** 1900 North Polk, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72207
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to retrieve a spray can from a chicken fryer using metal tongs. The can exploded and the employee suffered burns to the left side of the body. The employee was hospitalized.

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