# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2023065569` · 6/22/2023 · CANTONMENT, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 375 Muscogee Road, CANTONMENT, FLORIDA, 32533
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a machine back in service from being locked and tagged out. When the employee restarted the machine, hot water and broken down woodchips began to flow from the drain valve. The employee sustained first-and second-degree burns to both lower legs.

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