# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at HZ OPS Holding
> OSHA SIR `2020010397` · 1/14/2020 · THORNTON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** HZ OPS Holding
- **Location:** 9711 Washington St, THORNTON, COLORADO, 80229
- **NAICS:** 722211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling a mop bucket with hot water for cleaning. 200-degree water spilled out of the bucket onto the employee, causing first- and second-degree burns to the front of the employee's body and the employee's left leg.

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