# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services
> OSHA SIR `2015096711` · 9/14/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple foot (feet) locations
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services
- **Location:** 1200 Lawndale, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 14, 2015, an employee was working from a ground level scaffold. The employee stepped on a section of plywood that was covering a steam pipe. Upon contact, the pipe sprayed hot water (198 degrees) onto the employee's left foot. The employee was treated for second and third degree burns to his foot and released. The employee returned to work with restrictions. On September 22, 2015, at a follow-up appointment, the physician noted the foot was not healing.  At approximately 8:00am, the employee was admitted to the hospital to have a skin graft done to his left foot.

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