# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SunOpta Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017042962` · 4/1/2017 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** SunOpta Inc.
- **Location:** 7108 Daniels Drive, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a pouch line tank when a coworker opened the valve at the bottom the tank, releasing the 197-degree water. The water caused second degree burns to the employee's right leg and foot.

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