Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at U.S. Dept of Air Force
Start: 1/15/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010486 · 1/15/2025 · U.S. Dept of Air Force

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Fats, oils, cooking greases
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S. Dept of Air Force
Location: Carolina Pines Inn, SHAW A F B, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29152
NAICS: 611710
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee saw smoke coming from a room and entered to a pot of oil on a hot stove. As he carried the pot out of the room, oil splashed onto both his arms, resulting in second- and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown