# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at International Paper Columbus Mill
> OSHA SIR `2020109818` · 10/15/2020 · COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Columbus Mill
- **Location:** 4335 Carson Rd./Hwy. 792, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
- **NAICS:** 322110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a walkway above a tank that contained hot water (212 degrees). Rising steam caused second degree burns to the employee's leg.

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