# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Chick-fil-A
> OSHA SIR `2020098407` · 9/3/2020 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chick-fil-A
- **Location:** 2682 Eastern Blvd, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36117
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was brushing the inside of a cooker. The lid of another, nearby cooker came open; hot peanut oil and steam sprayed out and caused second-degree burns to the employee's arms, neck, and face.

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