# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Watson Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2016032170` · 3/11/2016 · WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Container caps, lids, covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Watson Incorporated
- **Location:** 301 Heffernan Drive, WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06516
- **NAICS:** 311822
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing a troubleshooting task on a folding ladder, an employee braced one foot on the kettle lid. The lid slipped off and fell inside the kettle, which was full of 250-degree melted flakes, causing the employee's leg to fall inside the hot solution. The employee suffered second degree burns to the left foot and lower leg.

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