# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074717` · 7/16/2015 · TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Container caps, lids, covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 800 Ocala Road, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32304
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stood on the edge of the top of a fryer to clean the hood. The fryer had a lid over the grease. The lid slipped off, and the employee's right foot and ankle went into the grease, receiving second degree burns.

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