# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at L&S Sweeteners
> OSHA SIR `2022076358` · 7/20/2022 · LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** L&S Sweeteners
- **Location:** 388 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a sump pump. The employee's right leg slipped into a pit full of boiling water and was burned.

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