# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Cracker Barrell
> OSHA SIR `20191112178` · 11/24/2019 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Cracker Barrell
- **Location:** 1313 Hilliard Rome Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was filling a container on wheels with scalding hot water for cleaning behind kitchen equipment and was struck by the scalding hot water. The employee sustained third degree burns on both feet and ankles.

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