# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at WestRock
> OSHA SIR `2018077645` · 7/27/2018 · MONROE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** WestRock
- **Location:** 2929 Louisville Ave., MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71201
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell into a sump of boiling water, suffering second degree burns from the waist down.

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