# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CRDN of Northern Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2017065389` · 6/13/2017 · GENEVA, ILLINOIS
## 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:** CRDN of Northern Illinois
- **Location:** 130 W. State Street, GENEVA, ILLINOIS, 60134
- **NAICS:** 812320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressing a pair of pants. As she leaned over to adjust an air vent, her body pressed the actuator button, causing the hot press to come down on her hand. She suffered a third degree burn and was hospitalized.

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