# Thermal burns  second degree at B.R.W. CONTRACTING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024088103` · 8/31/2024 · LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
## Employer
- **Name:** B.R.W. CONTRACTING, INC.
- **Location:** 2522 Hunt Rd, LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA, 34638
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the sidewalk and roadway applying paint strips on the ground with thermoplastic striping paint, which was heated during application. The employee had dug a small hole to bury excess paint, and his foot went into the hole. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his right foot and lower right leg.

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