# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at The Metro Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021243` · 2/9/2022 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Metro Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Residential building Boiler Room, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11354
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bucket of hot water from the boiler to the back to empty it when they tripped and fell, causing the hot water to spill onto the floor. The water contacted the employee, resulting in burns to multiple parts of the body.

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