# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Amerex Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015030605` · 3/18/2015 · TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Amerex Corporation
- **Location:** 7595 Gadsden Hwy, TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35173
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a 1-gallon bucket of hot liquid grease when he slipped. The liquid splattered on his right arm, causing third-degree burns to his hand and elbow.

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