# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS
> OSHA SIR `2015085601` · 8/10/2015 · WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS
- **Location:** 2425 US-77 North, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading an auto clave, stepped off of a concrete auto plate located outside of the work platform, and fell approximately 18 inches into a condensate drain. The drain contained hot water at a temperature of 170 degrees. The employee sustained second degree burns.

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