# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at LOEWS HOTEL
> OSHA SIR `2016099181` · 9/29/2016 · SAND LAKE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** LOEWS HOTEL
- **Location:** Royal Pacific Resort, SAND LAKE, FLORIDA, 32819
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to make coffee on an automatic coffee machine. The water reservoir that contained hot water was not closed properly. When she tried to open it, she was splashed with hot water and suffered second degree burns.

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