# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Federal Bureau of Prisons
> OSHA SIR `2019088951` · 8/29/2019 · ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Prisons
- **Location:** 11070 Alabama 14, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting hot dripping fluid to a used cooking oil container when the fluid contacted the employee, causing first and second degree burns.

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