# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Thunelius, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096901` · 9/20/2015 · DIBERVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Thunelius, Inc.
- **Location:** 3680 Sangani Blvd. Ste L, DIBERVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39540
- **NAICS:** 722110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at approximately 11:15 AM, an employee was walking down the cooking galley carrying a 10 pound bag of bacon.  He slipped and fell, landing on his buttocks. During his fall he reached out and grabbed a hot fryer full of hot grease to try and break/prevent his fall.  The hot grease caused second degree burns to his left hand and arm.

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