# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Foley Cellulose, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010874` · 1/29/2022 · PERRY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Foley Cellulose, LLC
- **Location:** 1 Buckeye Drive, PERRY, FLORIDA, 32348
- **NAICS:** 322110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 29, 2022, an employee was walking through a digester area to return a piece of equipment and have it serviced when he fell about 2.5 feet into an uncovered u-drain. The employee contacted the hot condensate (about 180 degrees) that flows through the u-drain, resulting in second- and third-degree burns below both knees. The employee was hospitalized.

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