# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020043169` · 4/7/2020 · CLEWISTON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1731 SOUTH W.C. OWENS AVE., CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, 33440
- **NAICS:** 111930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning tandems with a hot water hose. While cleaning his left boot with the hot water, he sustained second and third degree burns on the left ankle.

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