# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WKW North America, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022064715` · 6/1/2022 · PELL CITY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** WKW North America, LLC
- **Location:** 103 Parkway East, PELL CITY, ALABAMA, 35125
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking around a piece of equipment. He stepped onto the stainless steel cover for a hot water drain, which shifted and dislodged. His left foot and leg entered the hole and were immersed in 12 inches of hot water. He suffered second-degree burns to the foot and lower leg.

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