# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Anniston Army Depot
> OSHA SIR `2017021412` · 2/13/2017 · HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Anniston Army Depot
- **Location:** Hill Air Force Base, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, 84056
- **NAICS:** 488999
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a jammed turntable in an industrial parts washer. When he opened up the parts washer and stepped in, a section of screen collapsed and he fell into water that was approximately 180 degrees. He received second and third degree burns on his foot and shin.

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