# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Central Ink Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241010066` · 10/29/2024 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Ink Corporation
- **Location:** 1100 Harvester Road, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 325910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pumping varnish from a holding tank into a tub for a production batch. He was filling the tub through a flex hose. When the hot varnish started flowing, it caused the flex hose to move and spray hot varnish. The employee sustained burns to their back requiring hospitalization.

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