# Thermal burns  second degree at Con Edison
> OSHA SIR `20241010127` · 10/30/2024 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## 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:** Water, liquids nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Con Edison
- **Location:** E 20th St & Irving Pl, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10001
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a ladder to descend into a sub-surface structure to investigate a possible leak. As he was stepping down his right foot became submerged in hot water inside a sump pit that was adjacent to the ladder. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his foot and ankle.

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