# Thermal burns  second degree at Clearwater Paper
> OSHA SIR `2025010538` · 1/16/2025 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Multiple apparel, clothing  except safety
## Employer
- **Name:** Clearwater Paper
- **Location:** 4278 Mike Padgett Highway, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a valve to release material into a sewer system when the material went under their left pant leg and over their rubber boot. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the calf and foot area.

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