# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Cargill Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025076680` · 7/10/2025 · BLAIR, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** HAZMAT suit, gown
## Employer
- **Name:** Cargill Inc.
- **Location:** 650 Industrial Park Drive, BLAIR, NEBRASKA, 68008
- **NAICS:** 311221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bringing a filter online. When the employee opened a valve to initiate flow through the filter, the gasket on the filter housing failed, spraying a water/erythritol mixture (heated to about 175 degrees Fahrenheit) toward the employee. The employee moved back quickly and their chemical suit caught on something, causing it to open. The mixture burned the employee's abdomen and left arm.

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