# Fractures and burns at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2016109512` · 10/8/2016 · PINECREST, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 13401 South Dixie Highway, PINECREST, FLORIDA, 33156
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying the grease reservoir of a deep fryer when the hot grease spilled over the edge and splashed onto her feet, causing second degree burns. She also slipped and fell, fracturing her ankle.

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