# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at The Cincinnati Steel Treating Company
> OSHA SIR `2019021614` · 2/13/2019 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** The Cincinnati Steel Treating Company
- **Location:** 5701 Mariemont Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45227
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was quenching aluminum when boiling water went down the employee's boot. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns and infection.

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