# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Marquis Construction Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043633` · 4/24/2023 · POINT COMFORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Marquis Construction Services, LLC
- **Location:** 201 Formosa Drive, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a handrail system when they stepped back into a hole that contained hot liquid. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns to the right lower leg and spots on the right upper leg.

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