# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Southern Hens, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015042114` · 4/18/2015 · MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Hens, Inc
- **Location:** 329 Moselle-Seminary Road, MOSELLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39459
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hot water hose to clean the cook room. He stepped backwards into an open drain trough and the hot water in the drain burned the front of his lower left leg and the top of his left foot. The drain was not covered at the time of the incident.

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