# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hyatt Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015041661` · 4/1/2015 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Food products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hyatt Corporation
- **Location:** 1 Grand Cypress Blvd., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32836
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring hot caramel from a bowl to a pan. The caramel spilled, causing the employee to sustain second and third degree burns to both hands.

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