# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110516` · 11/8/2016 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
- **Location:** 1001 SW 62nd Blvd., GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32607
- **NAICS:** 623312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring water from one pot to another when the hot water spilled onto both feet, causing third degree burns that required hospitalization.

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