# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Bureau of Prisons, Department of Corrections
> OSHA SIR `2021086449` · 8/2/2021 · FLORENCE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Prisons, Department of Corrections
- **Location:** 5880 Hwy 67 S. Florence, FLORENCE, COLORADO, 81226
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a pan of hot water. It fell, causing second-degree burns to his torso.

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