# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063446` · 6/5/2015 · THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 5197 Commerce Drive, THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17364
- **NAICS:** 325181
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about June 5, 2015, at 4:45 a.m., an employee was replacing a gasket in the hot water line. As he disconnected the hose, hot water doused his lower left leg, resulting in second degree burns and hospitalization. The line was not drained of water at the time of the incident.

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