# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018088805` · 8/25/2018 · VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
- **Location:** 1841 CLAY RD, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31603
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped into an open trench filled with hot water, suffering third degree burns on his legs/feet. The trench did not have a protective grating at the time of the incident.

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