# Thermal burns  second degree at Alphia
> OSHA SIR `2024109898` · 10/24/2024 · PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors nonchemical
- **Secondary source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Alphia
- **Location:** North Hwy 50, PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA, 68420
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a gasket on a boiler. The boiler released steam that sprayed the employee's legs resulting in second-degree burns.

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