Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Home Sweet Home of Toccoa
Start: 5/7/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022053981 · 5/7/2022 · Home Sweet Home of Toccoa

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Small-scale (limited) fire
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary source: Pots, pans, trays

Employer

Name: Home Sweet Home of Toccoa
Location: 16 Crestwood Dr, TOCCOA, GEORGIA, 30577
NAICS: 623312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Grease in a pan had caught fire while being heated on a stove. An employee picked up the pan from the stove to put out the fire and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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