# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at EHC Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066485` · 6/29/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** EHC Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** University of Chicago Cummings Science Buld, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60637
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 29, 2018, an employee fell into a trench containing hot fluids (150 degrees F) and sustained second degree burns to the legs requiring hospitalization.

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