# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Bureau of Prisons - Dept of Justice
> OSHA SIR `2018021719` · 2/19/2018 · PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
## 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:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Prisons - Dept of Justice
- **Location:** 110 Raby Ave, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32509
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were transporting hot water in a large plastic garbage bin from a kettle to a sink to wash dishes, because the water heater was not working, when the bin tipped over. The hot water splashed the injured employee on the back of the legs, calves, and feet, causing second degree burns.

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