# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Battenfeld Grease & Oil
> OSHA SIR `2020077099` · 7/28/2020 · NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** Battenfeld Grease & Oil
- **Location:** 1174 Erie Ave, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14120
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cooking a batch of lubricating grease. Flames and grease slurry came out of the grease cooking kettle and splashed onto the employee; this also started a fire outside the kettle. The grease/oil slurry was approximately 185-200 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, arms and hands.

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