# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Project Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065330` · 6/15/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Project Inc.
- **Location:** 2828 Brannon Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63139
- **NAICS:** 624310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding/reloading the shrink wrap machine when he noticed that there was a paper jam. When he attempted to unjam the machine, the heating element and cutter caused third-degree burns to the back side of his right hand and fingers.

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