# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Jamar Company
> OSHA SIR `2022043676` · 4/28/2022 · CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Coal, coal dust
## Employer
- **Name:** The Jamar Company
- **Location:** 3401 24th Street SW, CENTER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58530
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee followed co-workers into the plenum to do super sucking operations. The employee stepped into hot fly ash, resulting in second degree burns to their lower right ankle and calf. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident.

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