# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015074821` · 7/19/2015 · PENN YAN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steaming equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital
- **Location:** 418 North Main Street, PENN YAN, NEW YORK, 14527
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received third degree burns to the left hand due to steam from a vegetable cooker.

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