# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015052805` · 5/12/2015 · LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
- **Location:** 660 North Westmorland Road, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, 60045
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 12, 2015, an employee's lower left leg was burned by a space heater while sitting at their desk.

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