# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Sensory Effects Powder Systems
> OSHA SIR `2017066052` · 6/30/2017 · DEFIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** Sensory Effects Powder Systems
- **Location:** 136 Fox Run Drive, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a flex line full of hot water when water drained from the hose and entered the employee's boot, severely burning the employee's foot and leg.

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