# Other or multiple types of burns  second degree at Hilmar Cheese Company
> OSHA SIR `2025043713` · 4/22/2025 · DALHART, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Other or multiple types of burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Corrosive bases  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Hilmar Cheese Company
- **Location:** 12400 US HWY 385, DALHART, TEXAS, 79022
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a clean-in-place (CIP) line at the whey protein liquid processing area. The employee was repairing the CIP valve when a nearby valve pulsated and released hot water/caustic liquid that contacted the employee's abdomen and lower extremities. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns.

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