# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Yale Culinary Support Center
> OSHA SIR `2016042860` · 4/5/2016 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Yale Culinary Support Center
- **Location:** 45 Winchester Avenue, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a rolling cart of dishes into a wall-mounted dishwasher when his foot entered a pool of water heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. He suffered a second degree burn to his ankle.

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