# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Brown Palace Hotel
> OSHA SIR `2016031849` · 3/1/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Brown Palace Hotel
- **Location:** 321 17th Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a laundry press when the press fell on her hand from the up position. She suffered fourth degree burns on the left hand and a possible broken bone, requiring hospitalization.

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