# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at REM Community Options
> OSHA SIR `2018021916` · 2/25/2018 · SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** REM Community Options
- **Location:** unknown, SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25177
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 25, 2018, an employee was cooking breakfast for a client. She had walked away from the stove and when she turned she found the skillet was smoking. When she grabbed the hot pan, grease spilled onto her hand and arm, causing second and 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*