# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Gunite Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021032666` · 3/30/2021 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Gunite Corporation
- **Location:** 302 Peoples Ave., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 30, 2021, an employee was standing on a metal step, clearing built-up slag to allow water to flow through a trough. When he stepped down, his foot entered the hot water and he suffered second-degree burns to the right shin.

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