# Thermal burns  second degree at Tootie Pie Company Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024054686` · 5/29/2024 · DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Tootie Pie Company Inc
- **Location:** 3992 E. Highway 290, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS, 78620
- **NAICS:** 311813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was cutting pastries at her table as another employee was moving a batch of hot flan in a large food-grade plastic container. The approximately 32-gallon container buckled and hot flan poured out from the bottom and contacted the injured employee causing second-degree burns to her ankles and feet.

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