# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Wendy's
> OSHA SIR `2019076978` · 7/10/2019 · CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Soups, sauces, gravies
## Employer
- **Name:** Wendy's
- **Location:** 2533 Route 130, CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY, 08512
- **NAICS:** 722211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving a pan of chili meat and hot water that had been cooking inside the microwave. The pan slipped out of her hands and hot chili spilled over her left arm and hand. She sustained first and second degree burns.

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