# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Fusion Ceramics
> OSHA SIR `2023054201` · 5/10/2023 · CARROLLTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Fusion Ceramics
- **Location:** 160 Scio Road SE, CARROLLTON, OHIO, 44615
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 10, 2023, an employee was working at a water station when his left leg went into a pit of hot water that was approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee sustained second and third-degree burns to the left foot, ankle, and part of the lower left leg.

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