# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2015053062` · 5/20/2015 · QUEEN CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 9978 FM RD 3129, QUEEN CITY, TEXAS, 75572
- **NAICS:** 322122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning up hot pulp that had spilled on the floor (approximately 6-inches deep).   The employee's rubber boots became stuck in the pulp. As he tried freeing himself, his left foot came out of his boot. His unprotected foot landed in the pulp, causing second degree burns up to his ankle.

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