# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201111030` · 11/21/2020 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.
- **Location:** 15 Elkin Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02117
- **NAICS:** 221330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a manhole to assess repairs to a steam distribution line. As he went to inspect a valve on the condensate discharge line on the opposite side of the space, he stepped into a sump pit (14" in diameter by 18" deep) that contained hot water. The employee was hospitalized for third degree burns to his foot and ankle and second degree burns to his lower leg.

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