# Other burns, first degree at Emory
> OSHA SIR `20181010626` · 10/15/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, first degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wooden stakes
- **Secondary source:** Mowing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Emory
- **Location:** 100 Water Tower Place, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30322
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mowing the lawn when the mower caught a silt fence, pulling the stakes out of the ground. A wooden stake then struck his face, causing a burn.

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