# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Evans Chemetics, LP
> OSHA SIR `2021021796` · 2/27/2021 · WATERLOO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Evans Chemetics, LP
- **Location:** 228 E. Main Street, WATERLOO, NEW YORK, 13165
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning up spilled material on the floor using hot water from a hose. The hot water went into the employee's boot, resulting in 3rd-degree burns to the top of the employee's left foot.

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