# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Blackhawk Corrugated
> OSHA SIR `2020032119` · 3/4/2020 · CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Blackhawk Corrugated
- **Location:** 700 Kimberly Drive, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

To repair a pump, an employee removed a grate from a 2-foot deep pit containing hot water which drains from a corrugated machine. The employee lost his balance and his left leg entered the water up to the calf. The employee was hospitalized with a second degree burn.

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