# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SHPC, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021717` · 2/22/2017 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SHPC, Inc.
- **Location:** 2198 West Beaver St, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32209
- **NAICS:** 115112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trailing ants throughout a facility when he stopped beside a pipe that emitted steam. The steam caused second degree burns to both ankles and the top of his feet.

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