# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at H & H General Excavating
> OSHA SIR `2018010156` · 1/5/2018 · SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Animal and plant byproducts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** H & H General Excavating
- **Location:** 660 Old Hanover Rd, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a mulch pile to check for fire when a portion gave out. The employee then fell farther into the burning pile, suffering second degree burns to his right leg and requiring hospitalization.

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