# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2019010523` · 1/16/2019 · QUINTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** 4250 Porter Road SW, QUINTON, ALABAMA, 35130
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a Powerite box and was splashed with a mixture of hot and cold water, receiving second degree burns.

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