# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Wheelabrator Concord Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065738` · 6/30/2022 · PENACOOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheelabrator Concord Inc.
- **Location:** 11 Whitney Rd., PENACOOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03303
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a building when he stepped into an 8-inch-deep sump pit containing hot water. He suffered burns to the lower right leg, between the knee and the ankle.

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