# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at International Paper Company (Pine Hill Mill)
> OSHA SIR `2016087502` · 8/11/2016 · PINE HILL, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company (Pine Hill Mill)
- **Location:** 7600 Highway 10 West, PINE HILL, ALABAMA, 36769
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell into a 145-degree hot water pit, suffering second and third degree burns to the lower body.

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