# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Skyline Nursing Center, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211947` · 12/16/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
- **Secondary source:** Steaming equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Skyline Nursing Center, LLC
- **Location:** 3326 Burgoyne, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75233
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a steam table when the front leg came off the table. The table fell over and spilled boiling water on the employee, who sustained second degree burns to the right hand, right elbow, right arm, and knees.

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