# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WestRock
> OSHA SIR `2023098673` · 9/20/2023 · LIBERTY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** WestRock
- **Location:** 933 Kent Street, LIBERTY, MISSOURI, 64068
- **NAICS:** 322212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pumping overflowing process water when they stepped in an open hole containing hot process water, resulting in second-degree burns to their ankle.

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