# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at South Chicago Packing LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025032962` · 3/30/2025 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Protective apparel  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** South Chicago Packing LLC
- **Location:** 945 W. 38th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
- **NAICS:** 311225
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had isolated, depressurized, and de-energized the south filter canister to replace a filter. They loosened the pressurized lid of the north canister, resulting in hot oil spraying them. The employee was hospitalized with burns to their arms and neck. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was not worn at the time.

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