# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PBF Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015021361` · 2/11/2015 · DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PBF Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 WRANGLE HILL RD., DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE, 19706
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped and fell to the ground.  The employee landed on his knees in a pile of hot petroleum coke.  The employee sustained burns on both legs from the coke, and possibly the hot steam.  The employee was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital, and later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania.  The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on his legs, and 3rd degree burns on his ankles.

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