# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas
> OSHA SIR `2022076229` · 7/17/2022 · POINT COMFORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas
- **Location:** 201 Formosa Drive, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a piece of plywood used to cover a ground level opening containing hot water and vapors from a sump pump. The plywood failed and the employee fell into the opening  approximately 3 feet resulting in second and third degree burns to the lower legs.

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