# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Royal Oak Enterprises
> OSHA SIR `20211210322` · 12/1/2021 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## 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:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Royal Oak Enterprises
- **Location:** 603 Tin Mill Rd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35224
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a steam line that had been melting wax earlier in the day. The line released pressurized steam, which caused a second- or third-degree burn to the employee's left calf.

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